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| Part of Speech: |
adjective |
| Definition: |
pitiful |
| 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,
low,
mean,
miserable,
mournful,
moving,
paltry,
pathetic, piteous, pitiable,
poor,
rueful,
sad, scurvy,
shabby,
sorrowful,
sorry*,
stirring,
suffering, tearful,
touching,
vile, woeful,
worthless,
wretched
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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