adjective🔗ShareFeeling pity; merciful."The teacher was pitiful about the struggling student's low grades, and offered extra help. "emotioncharacterattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareSo appalling or sad that one feels or should feel sorry for it; eliciting pity."Scotland has a pitiful climate."emotioncharacterattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareOf an amount or number: very small."A pitiful number of students bothered to turn up."amountnumbervalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗ShareIn a pitiful manner; pitifully; piteously; pathetically."The lost puppy whimpered pitifully, its tail tucked between its legs. "emotionattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading