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pitiful

[ pit-i-fuhl ]

adjective

  1. evoking or deserving pity:

    a pitiful fate.

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  2. evoking or deserving contempt by smallness, poor quality, etc.:

    pitiful attempts.

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  3. Archaic. full of pity; compassionate.


pitiful

/ ˈɪɪʊ /

adjective

  1. arousing or deserving pity
  2. arousing or deserving contempt
  3. archaic.
    full of pity or compassion
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ辱پڳܱԱ, noun
  • ˈ辱پڳܱ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • 辱i·ڳܱ· adverb
  • 辱i·ڳܱ·Ա noun
  • -辱i·ڳܱ adjective
  • self-辱i·ڳܱ· adverb
  • self-辱i·ڳܱ·Ա noun
  • ܲ·辱i·ڳܱ adjective
  • un·辱i·ڳܱ· adverb
  • un·辱i·ڳܱ·Ա noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of pitiful1

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; pity, -ful
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Synonym Study

Pitiful, pitiable, piteous apply to that which excites 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 heart-rending: piteous poverty.
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Even Rogan fans are leaving comments these days like, "This nerd wants to buy people's approval so badly" and making fun of Trump for his pitiful attempt to sell Teslas.

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But supporters voted with their feet in the pitiful loss to Brentford that kept the Foxes second bottom in the table, streaming out after Christian Norgaard had put the Bees 3-0 up after 32 minutes.

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At the root of Trumpism and American fascism’s quick ascendance, and the pitiful resistance to it, is a profound failure of imagination.

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Perhaps the most pitiful image was of elderly residents being evacuated from a convalescent home in the city of Altadena, where the Eaton fire currently spans more than 2,000 acres.

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AA video shows them coming out in a pitiful state, waving white cloths.

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