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Pitiful

/ˈpɪt.ɪ.fl̩/

Feeling pity; merciful.

📖 Definitions of "Pitiful"

adjective
  1. 1

    Feeling pity; merciful.

  2. 2

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

    "Scotland has a pitiful climate."

  3. 3

    Of an amount or number: very small.

    "A pitiful number of students bothered to turn up."

adverb
  1. 1

    In a pitiful manner; pitifully; piteously; pathetically.

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