pitiful

adjective

US /ˈpɪtɪf(ə)l/

1
looking or sounding so unhappy that you feel sympathy and sadness
The scrawny little kitten looked so pitiful out in the rain.
The refugee camp was a pitiful sight.
Synonyms and related words
Making you feel sad or upset
sad
unhappy
depressing
2
extremely bad
a pitiful performance
a pitiful excuse
The way we have been treated is pitiful.
Synonyms and related words
Bad or of a low quality
bad
poor
second-rate
3
a pitiful amount of something is very small and not enough
a pitiful salary
Synonyms and related words
Words used to describe small amounts and quantities
little
few
slight
Synonyms and related words
Not enough
inadequate
insufficient
scant

单词	pitiful
释义	pitiful adjective UK /ˈpɪtɪf(ə)l/ DEFINITIONS3 1 looking or sounding so unhappy that you feel sympathy and sadness The scrawny little kitten looked so pitiful out in the rain. The refugee camp was a pitiful sight. Synonyms and related words Making you feel sad or upset sad unhappy depressing 2 extremely bad a pitiful performance a pitiful excuse The way we have been treated is pitiful. Synonyms and related words Bad or of a low quality sad poor terribly 3 a pitiful amount of something is very small and not enough pitiful wages Synonyms and related words Words used to describe small amounts and quantities little few slight Synonyms and related words Not enough inadequate insufficient scant derived word pitifully adverb pitifully thin children Synonyms and related words Making you feel sad or upset sad unhappy depressing pitiful adjective US /ˈpɪtɪf(ə)l/ DEFINITIONS3 1 looking or sounding so unhappy that you feel sympathy and sadness The scrawny little kitten looked so pitiful out in the rain. The refugee camp was a pitiful sight. Synonyms and related words Making you feel sad or upset sad unhappy depressing 2 extremely bad a pitiful performance a pitiful excuse The way we have been treated is pitiful. Synonyms and related words Bad or of a low quality bad poor second-rate 3 a pitiful amount of something is very small and not enough a pitiful salary Synonyms and related words Words used to describe small amounts and quantities little few slight Synonyms and related words Not enough inadequate insufficient scant derived word pitifully adverb pitifully thin children Synonyms and related words Making you feel sad or upset sad unhappy depressing
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