pitiful
IPA: pˈɪtʌfʌɫ
adjective
- (now rare) Feeling pity; merciful.
- So appalling or sad that one feels or should feel sorry for it; eliciting pity.
- Of an amount or number: very small.
adverb
- (colloquial, dialect) In a pitiful manner; pitifully; piteously; pathetically.
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Examples of "pitiful" in Sentences
- The boys looked pitiful.
- The current mess is really pitiful.
- He left the article in a pitiful state.
- The grammar and composition in this article are pitiful.
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