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pit·i·ful
 pitiful
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- pronunciation:
- pI
tih
f
 l
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
causing pity or sympathy.
The cries of the lost child were pitiful.- synonyms:
- pathetic
- similar words:
- moving, poor, sorry
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| definition 2: |
causing scorn or angry disgust.
He gave a pitiful excuse for not doing his homework.- synonyms:
- sorry
- similar words:
- dismal, insignificant, miserable, poor, trivial, wretched
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| related words: |
stingy, tragic |
| derivations: |
pitifully (adv.), pitifulness (n.) |
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