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pitiful
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
pitiful
(adjective)
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pitiful
/
ˈ
pɪtɪfəl/
adjective
pitiful
/
ˈ
pɪtɪfəl/
adjective
Learner's definition of PITIFUL
[
more pitiful; most pitiful
]
1
:
deserving or causing feelings of pity or sympathy
a
pitiful
lost dog
the child's
pitiful
cries
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2
:
causing feelings of dislike or disgust by not being enough or not being good enough
a
pitiful
[=very small] amount of money
a
pitiful
excuse
She made a
pitiful
attempt to complete her work.
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— pitifully
adverb
a
pitifully
sad story
a
pitifully
small amount of money
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