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he's a pitiful sight

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  • pitiful — [[t]pɪ̱tɪfʊl[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Someone or something that is pitiful is so sad, weak, or small that you feel pity for them. He sounded both pitiful and eager to get what he wanted... It was the most pitiful sight I had ever seen. Derived words:… …   English dictionary

  • pitiful — pit|i|ful [ pıtıfl ] adjective 1. ) 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. 2. ) extremely bad: a pitiful performance a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • pitiful — UK [ˈpɪtɪf(ə)l] / US adjective 1) 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. 2) extremely bad a pitiful performance a… …   English dictionary

  • pitiful — 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.) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • pitiful — 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… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • sight — n. view 1) to catch; keep sight of 2) to lose sight of 3) at (the) sight (to faint at the sight of blood; to fall in love at first sight) 4) by sight (to know smb. by sight) 5) in, within sight (the ship was no longer in sight) 6) on sight (to… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • pitiful — 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… …   Modern English usage

  • pitiful - pitiable — You say that someone is pitiful when they are very sad, weak, or unfortunate, and you feel great pity for them. ...a fragile and pitiful old lady. ...his thin, bony legs and his pitiful arms. You can describe the experience of seeing a person… …   Useful english dictionary

  • sight — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 ability to see ⇨ See also ↑eyesight VERB + SIGHT ▪ have ▪ She has very little sight in her left eye. ▪ lose ▪ He s lost the sight of one eye …   Collocations dictionary

  • pitiful — adj. Pitiful is used with these nouns: ↑excuse, ↑existence, ↑sight, ↑state …   Collocations dictionary

  • pit´i|ful|ness — pit|i|ful «PIHT ih fuhl», adjective. 1. to be pitied; moving the heart; deserving pity; piteous; lamentable: »a pitiful story, a pitiful sight. 2. feeling pity; feeling sorrow for the trouble of others; tender: »The Lord is very pitiful, and of… …   Useful english dictionary

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