Pitiful Definition

pĭtĭ-fəl
adjective
pitifuller, pitifullest
Arousing or deserving pity.
Webster's New World
Arousing contemptuous pity, as through ineptitude or inadequacy.
American Heritage
Deserving contempt; despicable.
Webster's New World
Full of pity or compassion.
Webster's New World

So appalling or sad that one feels or should feel sorry for it; eliciting pity.

Scotland has a pitiful climate.
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Other Word Forms of Pitiful

Adjective

Base Form:
pitiful
Comparative:
pitifuller
Superlative:
pitifullest

Origin of Pitiful

  • From pity +"Ž -ful.

    From Wiktionary

Pitiful Sentence Examples

  • It was pitiful to see them, boys, put in the dancer.

  • What came out was a pitiful squawk.

  • After the failure of this attempt he was put to the most pitiful shifts to make a living.

  • Maslama brought back the rest of his army in a pitiful state, while the fleet, on its return, was partly destroyed by a violent tempest.

  • All costume off a man is pitiful or grotesque.

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Words Starting With

PPIPIT

Words Ending With

LULFUL

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Words Starting With P and Ending With L

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With P7 Letter Words Ending With L