pitiful

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pitiful

The sight of the lost puppy was truly pitiful.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Deserving or arousing pity: "pitiful" describes something or someone that evokes feelings of compassion, sympathy, or sorrow due to misfortune or suffering.
    • Contemptibly poor or small: "pitiful" can also describe something that is so inadequate, meager, or worthless it inspires scorn or disdain.
Examples of Usage
  • Deserving pity:
    • The refugees were in a pitiful state after their long journey.
    • She gave a pitiful cry when she realized her pet was lost.
  • Contemptibly inadequate:
    • He made a pitiful attempt to apologize.
    • The company offered a pitiful sum as compensation.
Advanced Usage
  • "pitiful sight": a sight that arouses strong feelings of pity.
    • The abandoned puppy was a pitiful sight.
  • "pitiful excuse": a very weak or inadequate excuse.
    • Being tired is a pitiful excuse for missing the important meeting.
Variants and Related Words
  • Pitifully (adverb): in a manner that arouses pity or is contemptibly inadequate.
    • The dog whined pitifully.
    • The team was pitifully unprepared for the challenge.
  • Pitiable (adjective): deserving pity; often interchangeable with the first sense of "pitiful."
    • The victims were in a pitiable condition.
Synonyms
  • Pathetic: arousing pity, or miserably inadequate.
  • Deplorable: deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad.
  • Lamentable: regrettable; unfortunate.
  • Wretched: in a very unhappy or unfortunate state.
Related Phrases
  • To look pitiful: to have an appearance that elicits pity.
    • He looked so pitiful standing in the rain that I offered him a ride.
  • A pitiful amount/display/performance: an amount or performance that is notably poor or insufficient.
    • The turnout for the event was a pitiful display of support.
pitiful

The sight of the lost puppy was truly pitiful.

Adjective
  1. deserving or inciting pity
    • 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 distorted limbs
    • a wretched life
  2. bad; unfortunate
    • my finances were in a deplorable state
    • a lamentable decision
    • her clothes were in sad shape
    • a sorry state of affairs
  3. inspiring mixed contempt and pity
    • their efforts were pathetic
    • pitiable lack of character
    • pitiful exhibition of cowardice

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