piti·ful /ˈpɪtɪfəl/
(a.)慈悲的,可憐的,同情的
Pit·i·ful a.
1. Full of pity; tender-hearted; compassionate; kind; merciful; sympathetic.
The Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy. --James v. 11.
2. Piteous; lamentable; eliciting compassion.
A thing, indeed, very pitiful and horrible. --Spenser.
3. To be pitied for littleness or meanness; miserable; paltry; contemptible; despicable.
That's villainous, and shows a most pitiful ambition in the fool that uses it. --Shak.
Syn: -- Despicable; mean; paltry. See Contemptible.
-- Pit*i*ful*ly, adv. -- Pit*i*ful*ness, n.
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pitiful
adj 1: inspiring mixed contempt and pity; "their efforts were
pathetic"; "pitiable lack of character"; "pitiful
exhibition of cowardice" [syn: pathetic, pitiable]
2: bad; unfortunate; "my finances were in a deplorable state";
"a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape";
"a sorry state of affairs" [syn: deplorable, distressing,
lamentable, sad, sorry]
3: 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" [syn: hapless, miserable, misfortunate,
pathetic, piteous, pitiable, poor, wretched]