pitiful
/ˈpɪt.ɪ.fl̩/ · adjective
Meaning
- 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.
- In a pitiful manner; pitifully; piteously; pathetically.
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