PITIFUL as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • inspiring mixed contempt and pity
   Synonym(s)
   • pathetic (what does pathetic mean?)
   • pitiable (what does pitiable mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • their efforts were pathetic
   • pitiable lack of character
   • pitiful exhibition of cowardice
   Similar To
   • contemptible (what does contemptible mean?)
2. Meaning
   • deserving or inciting pity
   Synonym(s)
   • hapless (what does hapless mean?)
   • miserable (what does miserable mean?)
   • misfortunate (what does misfortunate mean?)
   • pathetic (what does pathetic mean?)
   • piteous (what does piteous mean?)
   • pitiable (what does pitiable mean?)
   • poor (what does poor mean?)
   • wretched (what does wretched mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a hapless victim
   • miserable victims of war
   • the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic- Galsworthy
   • piteous appeals for help
   • pitiable homeless children
   • a pitiful fate
   • Oh, you poor thing
   • his poor d
   Similar To
   • unfortunate (what does unfortunate mean?)
3. Meaning
   • bad
   • unfortunate
   Synonym(s)
   • deplorable (what does deplorable mean?)
   • distressing (what does distressing mean?)
   • lamentable (what does lamentable mean?)
   • sad (what does sad mean?)
   • sorry (what does sorry mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • my finances were in a deplorable state
   • a lamentable decision
   • her clothes were in sad shape
   • a sorry state of affairs
   Similar To
   • bad (what does bad mean?)