Pitiful - definition of pitiful by The Free Dictionary piteous, pitiable, pitiful - Piteous is generally not used when speaking of people, pitiable means "able to be pitied," and pitiful most often means "insignificant; below contempt "
pitiful - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Adverb pitiful (comparative more pitiful, superlative most pitiful) (colloquial, dialect) In a pitiful manner; pitifully; piteously; pathetically
pitiful | meaning of pitiful in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary . . . From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English pit‧i‧ful ˈpɪtɪfəl adjective 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 very bad in quality SYN awful His
pitiful - WordReference. com Dictionary of English evoking or deserving contempt by smallness, poor quality, etc : pitiful attempts compassionate pit′i•ful•ness, n 1 lamentable, deplorable, woeful, pathetic 2 Pitiful, pitiable, piteous apply to that which excites pity (with compassion or with contempt)
pitiful, adj. adv. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English . . . What does the word pitiful mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the word pitiful, two of which are labelled obsolete See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence How common is the word pitiful? About 2 occurrences per million words in modern written English How is the word pitiful pronounced?