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pitiful [ˈpɪtɪfʊl] adj
1. arousing or deserving pity 2. arousing or deserving contempt 3. Archaic full of pity or compassion pitifully adv pitifulness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
pitiful adjective 1. pathetic, distressing, miserable, harrowing, heartbreaking, grievous, sad, woeful, deplorable, lamentable, heart-rending, gut-wrenching, wretched, pitiable, piteous It was the most pitiful sight I had ever seen. pathetic happy, funny, cheering, amusing, cheerful, merry, heartening, laughable, comical 2. inadequate, mean, low, miserable, dismal, beggarly, shabby, insignificant, paltry, despicable, measly, contemptible Many of them work as farm labourers for pitiful wages. inadequate significant, valuable, adequate 3. worthless, base, sorry, vile, abject, scurvy a pitiful performance worthless significant, admirable, honourable, laudable, praiseworthy Translations pitiful [ˈpɪtɪfʊl] ADJ 2. (= contemptible) [efforts] → lamentable; [sum, amount] → irrisorio 3. (= dreadful) → pésimo, lamentable it was a pitiful performance → fue una actuación pésima or lamentable pitiful adj (= moving to pity) sight, story → mitleiderregend; person → bemitleidenswert, bedauernswert; cry, whimper → jämmerlich; to be in a pitiful state → in einem erbärmlichen Zustand sein (= poor, wretched) → erbärmlich, jämmerlich, kläglich; what a pitiful little wretch you are → was bist du doch für ein erbärmlicher kleiner Schuft pitiful [ˈpɪtɪfʊl] adj a. (sight, story) → pietoso/a; (person) → che fa pietà or compassione pitiful [ˈpɪtɪfʊl] adj a. (sight, story) → pietoso/a; (person) → che fa pietà or compassione How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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A pitiful and plaintive look, with which she had begun to regard him when she was still extremely young, was perhaps a part of this discovery. the stranger told his rescuers a pitiful tale of privation, hardships, and torture, extending over a period of ten years. The nurse was pitiful to his distress, but she had little to say that could console him. |
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