pitiful

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

1. So appalling or sad that one feels or should feel sorry for it; eliciting pity.
2. Of an amount or number: very small.
3. (archaic) Feeling pity; merciful.

Adv

In a pitiful manner; pitifully; piteously; pathetically.

Concepts

pitoyable

pauvre

misérable

malheureux

☹️

lamentable

pathétique

piteux

déplorable

navrant

“c’est triste”

accablant

“quelle pitié ”

maigre

malchanceux

méprisable

misère

miséricordieux

triste

☹️

Synonymes

pathetic

pitiable

miserable

poor

wretched

sad

☹️

piteous

compassionate

tragic

merciful

dismal

sorrowful

deplorable

unfortunate

unenviable

sorry

pity

contemptible

pitied

lamentable

sympathetic

hapless

misfortunate

mournful

meager

very poor and bad

abject

heartbreaking

unhappy

☹️

painful

paltry

despicable

worthless

wretch

rueful

regrettable

forlorn

gracious

plaintive

sweet

distressing

squalid

sordid

heartrending

shabby

trifling

unblessed

unfortunately

wicked

woe

Traductions

lastimoso

erbärmlich

erbarmelijk

beklagenswaardig

zielig

☹️

misero

jämmerlich

elend

pobre

coitado

arm

povero

lastimável

schamel

pietoso

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈpɪt.ɪ.fl̩/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: pityful

In summary

From Middle English pityful, piteful, piteeful. By surface analysis, pit(i) + -ful.