Pitiful - definition, pronunciation, transcription
adjective
- deserving or inciting pity (syn: hapless, miserable, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, poor, wretched)
Extra examples
She made a pitiful attempt to complete her work.
...that piece of junk is a pitiful excuse for a car...
The refugees were a pitiful sight.
The fee was pitiful - only about £60.
His performance was pitiful - five goals flew past him.
The dog was pitifully thin.
...Juliet's pitiful lament, “alas, poor Romeo, he is already dead!”....
...the pitiful beggars that are such a common sight in underdeveloped countries...
...the dictator and his inner circle lived in unconscionable luxury while the beggarly masses eked out a pitiful existence...
Do you think the old man will loosen up when we tell him our pitiful story?
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