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Meanings of pitiful in English
Deserving or inciting pity.
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Usage of pitiful in English
1
For most, the pay is pitiful and the working conditions extremely dangerous.
2
Did you really think this was all about your pitiful secret society?
3
I'm not allowed to work, so we survive on his pitiful salary.
4
The crystal flakes falling in the foul streets was a pitiful sight.
5
In one of her letters she bursts out with the pitiful exclamation:
6
But the most pitiful feature was the appearance of the men themselves.
7
Born of helplessness and confusion, the Conference ended in a pitiful fiasco.
8
Staggering back he crumpled up in a pitiful heap on the floor.
9
The four exchanged looks when this pitiful story was unfolded in gasps.
10
The pitiful faces of the sick and wounded haunted me every hour.
11
He had to stop this pitiful young girl from harming anyone else.
12
The recital was pitiful; but Hugh Roughsedge sat impassive, making no comments.
13
All that happened afterwards, including the pitiful personal tragedy, had become inevitable.
14
Again I heard above the roars of the hogs that pitiful cry.
15
She picked up the flimsy sheet again and re-read the pitiful words.
16
But resolutely she smothered the sparks and bolstered up the pitiful lie.
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Pitiful across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common