Webnoun us / ˈpɪt̬.i / uk / ˈpɪt.i / B2 [ U ] a feeling of sadness or sympathy for someone else's unhappiness or difficult situation: The girl stood gazing in/with pity at the old lion in the …

Webnoun, plural pit·ies. sympathetic or kindly sorrow evoked by the suffering, distress, or misfortune of another, often leading one to give relief or aid or to show mercy: to feel pity for a starving child. a cause or reason for pity, sorrow, or …

Web1 [noncount] : a strong feeling of sadness or sympathy for someone or something She has had a hard life and deserves your pity. I felt deep pity for the lost dog. 2 [singular] : something that causes sadness or disappointment It's a pity [= shame] you can't go. = Pity (that) you can't go. [=I'm sorry that you can't go]

Webpitiful Meanings Synonyms Sentences It was pitiful to see them, boys, put in the dancer. 260 197 After the failure of this attempt he was put to the most pitiful shifts to make a living. 125 76 What came out was a pitiful squawk. 137 91

Web1 : deserving or exciting pity : lamentable pitiable victims 2 : of a kind to evoke mingled pity and contempt especially because of inadequacy a pitiable excuse pitiableness noun …

Webpitiful - WordReference English dictionary, questions, discussion and forums. All Free. ... 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.

Web1 looking or sounding so unhappy that you feel sympathy and sadness The scrawny little kitten looked so pitiful out in the rain. The refugee camp was a pitiful sight. Synonyms and related words - Making you feel sad or upset sad unhappy depressing ... Explore Thesaurus 2 extremely bad a pitiful performance a pitiful excuse

Web1 as in pitiful arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust we will not tolerate such deplorable behavior in a house of worship Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance pitiful lame disgusting wretched cheap dirty nasty hateful despicable mean vile contemptible pitiable sorry sneaking lousy disgraceful abominable abhorrent scurvy shameful

WebJames 5 . 1 Peter 3 This is the proper sense of the word. 1. Miserable moving compassion as a sight most pitiful a pitiful condition. 2. To be pitied for its littleness or meanness paltry contemptible despicable. That's villainous, and shows a most pitiful ambition in the fool that uses it. 3. Very small insignificant. Dictionary of Words from ...

WebPITIFUL pit'-i-fool: As found in Scripture, means "full of pity"; it is expressed by rachamani, from rachamim (plural of racham), "bowels," "compassion" ( Lamentations 4:10 the King James Version, its only occurrence in the Old Testament), "The hands of the pitiful women have sodden their own children."

Webpitiful adjective So appalling or sad that one feels or should feel sorry for it; eliciting pity. Scotland has a pitiful climate. pitiful adjective Very small (of an amount or number). A pitiful number of students bothered to turn up. Samuel Johnson's Dictionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: Pitiful adjective Etymology: pity and full 1.

Webpitiful 1 (adjective) in the sense of pathetic Definition arousing or deserving great pity or contempt It was the most pitiful sight I had ever seen. Synonyms pathetic distressing …

Webpitiful adjective /ˈpɪtɪfl/ /ˈpɪtɪfl/ Word Family deserving pity or causing you to feel pity synonym pathetic The horse was a pitiful sight (= because it was very thin or sick). Definitions on the go Look up any word in the dictionary offline, anytime, anywhere with the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app. not deserving respect synonym poor

WebPitiable definition, evoking or deserving pity; lamentable: pitiable homeless pets. See more.