pitiful 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

1 [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]

adjective evoking or deserving pity; pathetic: piteous cries for help. Archaic. compassionate. OTHER WORDS FOR piteous 1 affecting, moving, distressing, lamentable, woeful, sad, …

pitiful 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

piteous: 1 adj deserving or inciting pity “ piteous appeals for help” Synonyms: hapless , miserable , misfortunate , pathetic , pitiable , pitiful , poor , wretched unfortunate not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune

1. very sad; causing pity. a pitiful sight. lamentable, deplorable 2. very poor, bad etc; causing contempt. a pitiful attempt; a pitiful amount of money. miserable ˈpitifully adverb lamentablemente, deplorablemente ˈpitifulness noun estado lamentable/deplorable ˈpitiless adjective without pity. pitiless cruelty. despiadado, implacable

A cause, matter, or source, of regret or grief; a thing to be regretted: as, it is a pity you lost it; it is a thousand pities that it should be so. (n) pity Synonyms pity, Compassion, Commiseration, Sympathy, condolence.

1. very sad; causing pity. a pitiful sight. lamentable, deplorable 2. very poor, bad etc; causing contempt. a pitiful attempt; a pitiful amount of money. miserable ˈpitifully adverb lamentablemente, deplorablemente ˈpitifulness noun estado lamentable/deplorable ˈpitiless adjective without pity. pitiless cruelty. despiadado, implacable

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 …

Definition: pitiable Usage: merciful, pitiful, miserable. HELPS Word-studies. Cognate: 1652 eleeinós (from 1656, eleos, "mercy") – pitiable, wretched; in great need of mercy (because desperate). NAS Exhaustive Concordance. Word Origin from eleos

Aug 15, 2020 · This pity finds its pinnacle at the cross of Christ. At root, the sin in self-pity is that we assess ourselves and our circumstances as though God is not our gracious Father. When we take God out of the picture, when his pity for us in the death and resurrection of his beloved Son with the continued help of his Spirit isn’t enough, we turn to ...

Pitiable describes something that's pathetic or miserable. After learning about the pitiable conditions of schools in parts of rural India, you might decide to donate supplies to them. Just looking at pitiable gives you clues to its meaning. Pity is a feeling of sorrow for someone or something else, so something that's pitiable is worthy of pity.

pitiable / ( ˈpɪtɪəbəl) / adjective exciting or deserving pity or contempt Derived forms of pitiable pitiableness, noun pitiably, adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 …

See definition of pitiable on Dictionary.com adj. pitiful synonyms for pitiable Compare Synonyms abject affecting afflicted arousing base beggarly cheap cheerless comfortless commiserative compassionate contemptible deplorable despicable dismal distressed distressing grievous heartbreaking heartrending inadequate insignificant joyless lamentable