Advertisement
Advertisement
pitiful
[pit-i-fuhl]
adjective
evoking or deserving pity.
a pitiful fate.
Synonyms: , , ,Antonyms:evoking or deserving contempt by smallness, poor quality, etc..
pitiful attempts.
Synonyms: , , , , ,Antonyms:Archaic.full of pity; compassionate.
pitiful
/ ˈɪɪʊ /
adjective
arousing or deserving pity
arousing or deserving contempt
archaicfull of pity or compassion
Other 51Թ Forms
- pitifully adverb
- pitifulness noun
- self-pitiful adjective
- self-pitifully adverb
- self-pitifulness noun
- unpitiful adjective
- unpitifully adverb
- unpitifulness noun
- ˈ辱پڳܱԱ noun
- ˈ辱پڳܱ adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
"The pie is small and the crumbs left for dads and non-birthing parents are honestly pretty pitiful," he said.
But the story of the police investigations is a pitiful one.
Just this pitiful hunk of plastic that used to be something important.”
And I thought the response was somewhat pitiful.
Southampton fans have had precious few moments to be happy about this season as they slumped to a pitiful relegation a full fortnight before Easter.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse