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The definition of pitiful is a person of thing for which one feels sorry.

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An example of pitiful is a stray dog.

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See pitiful in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

arousing or deserving pity
deserving contempt; despicable
Archaic full of pity or compassion

Related Forms:

pitifully adverb
pitifulness noun

See pitiful in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Inspiring or deserving pity.
Arousing contemptuous pity, as through ineptitude or inadequacy. See Synonyms at pathetic.
Archaic Filled with pity or compassion.

Related Forms:

pitˈi·ful·ly adverb

pitˈi·ful·ness noun

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