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pitiful

 
Adjective pitiful has 3 senses
  1. pathetic, pitiable, pitiful - inspiring mixed contempt and pity; "their efforts were pathetic"; "pitiable lack of character"; "pitiful exhibition of cowardice"
    Antonym: estimable (indirect, via contemptible)
  2. deplorable, distressing, lamentable, pitiful, sad, sorry - bad; unfortunate; "my finances were in a deplorable state"; "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape"; "a sorry state of affairs"
    Antonym: good (indirect, via bad)
  3. hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched - 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"; "Oh, you poor thing"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "a wretched life"
    Antonym: fortunate (indirect, via unfortunate)
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