pitiful
Meaning
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- Feeling pity; merciful.
- So appalling or sad that one feels or should feel sorry for it; eliciting pity.
- Of an amount or number: very small.
Synonyms
very poor and bad
pittying
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpɪt.ɪ.fl̩/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English pityful, piteful, piteeful, equivalent to pity + -ful.
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