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• 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 — [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… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• pitiful — adjective Date: 14th century 1. archaic full of pity ; compassionate 2. a. deserving or arousing pity or commiseration b. exciting pitying contempt (as by meanness or inadequacy) < pitiful wages > • pitifully adverb • pitifulness …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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