The meaning of PITIFUL is full of pity : compassionate. How to use pitiful in a sentence.

Useless and futile (Definition of pitiful from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Pitiful definition: evoking or deserving pity.. See examples of PITIFUL used in a sentence.

piteous, pitiable, pitiful - Piteous is generally not used when speaking of people, pitiable means "able to be pitied," and pitiful most often means "insignificant; below contempt."

Definition of pitiful adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

'pitiful' - Complete English Word Guide Definitions of 'pitiful' 1. Someone or something that is pitiful is so sad, weak, or small that you feel pity for them. [...] 2. If you describe something as pitiful, …

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English pit‧i‧ful /ˈpɪtɪfəl/ adjective 1 someone who is pitiful looks or sounds so sad and unfortunate that you feel very sorry for them → pity The …

pitiful definition: arousing feelings of pity due to sadness. Check meanings, examples, usage tips, pronunciation, domains, related words.

PITIFUL meaning: 1 : deserving or causing feelings of pity or sympathy; 2 : causing feelings of dislike or disgust by not being enough or not being good enough

Pitiful definition: Inspiring or deserving pity.Maslama brought back the rest of his army in a pitiful state, while the fleet, on its return, was partly destroyed by a violent tempest.