pitiful
11pitiful — piteous, pitiable, pitiful All three words are recorded from Middle English and share the basic meaning ‘arousing pity’ and are to some extent interchangeable (as in The abandoned children were a piteous sight), although pitiful is the most… …
12pitiful — pitifully, adv. pitifulness, n. /pit i feuhl/, adj. 1. evoking or deserving pity: a pitiful fate. 2. evoking or deserving contempt by smallness, poor quality, etc.: pitiful attempts. 3. Archaic. full of pity; compassionate. [1400 50; late ME; see …
13pitiful — pit•i•ful [[t]ˈpɪt ɪ fəl[/t]] adj. 1) evoking or deserving pity: a pitiful fate[/ex] 2) arousing contempt by smallness, poor quality, etc.: pitiful attempts[/ex] 3) archaic full of pity; compassionate • Etymology: 1400–50 pit′i•ful•ly, adv. syn:… …
14pitiful — pit|i|ful [ˈpıtıfəl] adj 1.) someone who is pitiful looks or sounds so sad and unfortunate that you feel very sorry for them →↑pity ▪ The refugees were a pitiful sight . 2.) a pitiful amount is very small ▪ The fee was pitiful only about £60. 3.) …
15pitiful — [ˈpɪtɪf(ə)l] adj 1) someone who is pitiful looks or sounds so unhappy that you feel sympathy for them 2) extremely bad a pitiful performance[/ex] a pitiful excuse[/ex] 3) a pitiful amount of something is very small and not enough pitiful… …
16pitiful — adj. pitiful to + inf. (it s pitiful to see such suffering) * * * [ pɪtɪf(ə)l] pitiful to + inf. (it s pitiful to see such suffering) …
17pitiful — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) , adj. compassionate (See pity);deplorable, disreputable, pitiable, wretched; lamentable, piteous, paltry. See badness, contempt, disrepute. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Affecting] Syn. pathetic, pitiable …
18pitiful — adjective 1 someone or something that is pitiful looks so sad and unfortunate that you feel very sorry for them: The animals were a pitiful sight, in their small cages. 2 not good enough to deserve respect or serious consideration: You don t… …
19pitiful — adjective 1) a child in a pitiful state Syn: distressing, sad, piteous, pitiable, pathetic, heart rending, heartbreaking, moving, touching, tearjerking; plaintive, poignant, forlorn; poor, sorry, wretched, abject …
20pitiful — adjective /ˈpɪtɪfəl,ˈpɪdəfl̩/ a) Feeling pity; merciful. Straightway, he now goes on to make a full confession; whereupon the mariners became more and more appalled, but still are pitiful. b) So appalling or sad that one feels or should feel… …
