| ADJECTIVE | all | pitiful, pathetic, pitiable | inspiring mixed contempt / contempt and pity |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | pitiful, deplorable, distressing, lamentable, sad, sorry | bad | |
| all | pitiful, hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, poor, wretched | deserving or inciting pity |
| Sounds | pih'tahfahl | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | inspiring mixed contempt / contempt and pity. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "pitiful exhibition of cowardice" | |
| Synonyms | pathetic, pitiable | |
| Broader | contemptible | Deserving of contempt / contempt or scorn |
| Spanish | patético | |
| Catalan | patètic | |
| Adverbs | pitifully | to a pitiful degree |
| Meaning | bad; unfortunate. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | deplorable, distressing, lamentable, sad, sorry | |
| Broader | bad | Having undesirable or negative qualities |
| Spanish | deplorable, desolador, lamentable, lamentoso, penoso, triste | |
| Catalan | deplorable | |
| Meaning | deserving or inciting pity. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a pitiful fate" | |
| Synonyms | hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, poor, wretched | |
| Broader | unfortunate | not favored by fortune |
| Spanish | cuitado, desafortunado, desdichado, desgraciado, desventurado, infeliz, infortunado, lastimoso, miserable, mísero, pobre, triste | |
| Catalan | desafortunat, desgraciat, desventurat, dissortat, infeliç, llastimós, miserable, pobre, trist | |
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