pitiful

/ˈpɪt.ɪ.fl̩/

adjective

Feeling pity; merciful.

Examples :

"The teacher was pitiful about the struggling student's low grades, and offered extra help. "

adjective

So appalling or sad that one feels or should feel sorry for it; eliciting pity.

Examples :

"Scotland has a pitiful climate."

emotion character attitude

adjective

Of an amount or number: very small.

Examples :

"A pitiful number of students bothered to turn up."

amount number value

adverb

In a pitiful manner; pitifully; piteously; pathetically.

Examples :

"The lost puppy whimpered pitifully, its tail tucked between its legs. "

emotion attitude

Meanings

Examples :

"The teacher was pitiful about the struggling student's low grades, and offered extra help. "

Examples :

"Scotland has a pitiful climate."

Examples :

"A pitiful number of students bothered to turn up."

Examples :

"The lost puppy whimpered pitifully, its tail tucked between its legs. "

Related Words

merciful adjective

Showing mercy

students noun

A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.

whimpered verb

To cry or sob softly and intermittently.

teacher noun

A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school.

feeling verb

(heading) To use or experience the sense of touch.

pitifully adverb

In a pitiful manner.

eliciting verb

To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer.

student noun

A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.

bothered verb

To annoy, to disturb, to irritate.

pathetically adverb

In a pathetic manner; piteously.

appalling verb

To fill with horror; to dismay.

struggling verb

To strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight (for or against), to contend.