pitiful
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(satellite adjective) inspiring mixed contempt and pity; "their efforts were pathetic"; "pitiable lack of character"; "pitiful exhibition of cowardice" |
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Synonyms: pathetic, pitiable |
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(satellite adjective) very bad; "my finances were in a deplorable state"; "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape"; "a sorry state of affairs" |
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Synonyms: deplorable, distressing, lamentable, sad, sorry |
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(satellite adjective) deserving or inciting pity; "a hapless victim"; "miserable victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy; "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful fate"; "couldn't rescue the poor fellow"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "a wretched life" |
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Synonyms: hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, poor, wretched |
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