pitiful

pitiful

evoking or deserving pity: a pitiful leper
Not to be confused with:pitiable – lamentable, wretched: a pitiable hovelpiteous – that which exhibits suffering and misery: piteous poverty

pit·i·ful

P0336100 (pĭt′ĭ-fəl)adj.1. Inspiring or deserving pity.2. Arousing contemptuous pity, as through ineptitude or inadequacy. See Synonyms at pathetic.3. Archaic Filled with pity or compassion.

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pit′i·ful·ly adv.pit′i·ful·ness n.

pitiful

(ˈpɪtɪfʊl) adj1. arousing or deserving pity2. arousing or deserving contempt3. archaic full of pity or compassion ˈpitifully adv ˈpitifulness n

pit•i•ful

(ˈpɪt ɪ fəl)

adj. 1. evoking or deserving pity: a pitiful fate. 2. arousing contempt by smallness, poor quality, etc.: pitiful attempts. 3. Archaic. full of pity; compassionate. [1400–50] pit′i•ful•ly, adv. syn: pitiful, pitiable, piteous apply to that which arouses pity (with compassion or with contempt). That which is pitiful is touching and excites pity or is mean and contemptible: a pitiful leper; a pitiful exhibition of cowardice. pitiable may mean lamentable, or wretched and paltry: a pitiable hovel. piteous refers only to that which exhibits suffering and misery, and is therefore heartrending: piteous poverty.

piteous, pitiable, pitiful - Piteous is generally not used when speaking of people, pitiable means "able to be pitied," and pitiful most often means "insignificant; below contempt."See also related terms for insignificant.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	pitiful - inspiring mixed contempt and pity; "their efforts were pathetic"; "pitiable lack of character"; "pitiful exhibition of cowardice"pitiable, patheticcontemptible - deserving of contempt or scorn
	2.	pitiful - bad; unfortunate; "my finances were in a deplorable state"; "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape"; "a sorry state of affairs"deplorable, lamentable, distressing, sorry, sadbad - having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice"
	3.	pitiful - 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"misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, hapless, poor, miserable, pitiable, wretchedunfortunate - not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune; "an unfortunate turn of events"; "an unfortunate decision"; "unfortunate investments"; "an unfortunate night for all concerned"

pitiful

adjective1. 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, comical2. 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, adequate3. worthless, base, sorry, vile, abject, scurvy a pitiful performance
worthless significant, admirable, honourable, laudable, praiseworthy

pitiful

adjective1. Arousing or deserving pity:pathetic, piteous, pitiable, poor, rueful, ruthful.2. Archaic. Feeling or expressing pity:commiserative, compassionate, condolatory, pitying, sympathetic.Archaic: piteous.

Translations

令人可怜的可怜的

pity

(ˈpiti) noun1. a feeling of sorrow for the troubles and sufferings of others. He felt a great pity for her. 憐憫 怜悯2. a cause of sorrow or regret. What a pity (that) she can't come. 憾事 憾事 verb to feel pity for (someone). She pitied him; She is to be pitied. 可憐 可怜piteous (ˈpitiəs) adjective pitiful. a piteous cry/sight. 可憐的 可怜的ˈpiteously adverb 可憐地 可怜地ˈpiteousness noun 可憐 可怜ˈpitiable adjective pitiful. He was in a pitiable condition; He made a pitiable attempt. 可憐的 可怜的ˈpitiably adverb 可憐地 可怜地ˈpitiful adjective1. very sad; causing pity. a pitiful sight. 可憐的 可怜的2. very poor, bad etc; causing contempt. a pitiful attempt; a pitiful amount of money. 令人可憐的 令人可怜的ˈpitifully adverb 令人可憐地 令人可怜地ˈpitifulness noun 令人可憐 令人可怜ˈpitiless adjective without pity. pitiless cruelty. 無情的 无情的ˈpitilessly adverb 無情地 无情地ˈpitilessness noun 無情 无情ˈpityingly adverb in a way which shows that one feels pity for someone. He looked at her pityingly. 憐惜地 怜惜地have pity on to feel pity for (someone because of something). Have pity on the old man. 憐憫某人 怜悯某人take pity on to act kindly, or relent, towards (someone), from a feeling of pity. He took pity on the hungry children and gave them food. 憐憫某人 怜悯某人