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Definition of pitiful in English: pitifuladjective ˈpɪtɪfʊlˈpɪtɪf(ə)lˈpɪdifəl 1Deserving or arousing pity. 可怜的，令人同情的 two children in a very pitiful state Example sentencesExamples - The answer was so pathetic and pitiful that there was no way I could reveal it.
- I couldn't face the DVD extras, I could only lament the loss of an hour-and-a-half of my already pitiful life.
- Annabelle felt sorry for the pitiful sight a death had caused a girl who used to be attractive and envied.
- I was trying to look as pitiful and pathetic as I could.
- These two wounded souls conduct a strange, exhilarating, pitiful love affair, with a tragic outcome.
- He asked, ‘Why do you sacrifice yourself for these pitiful, pathetic creatures?’
- It was pitiful… I almost felt sorry for him, until I heard Girl call him ‘Mister President,’ and then I felt ashamed.
- He looked really pitiful that I felt sorry for him and I agreed.
- These are not satanic monsters, but tragic, pitiful figures.
- He presented such a pathetically pitiful creature, I wanted to kill him.
- They seemed to stretch out their bony, senile fingers to grab her whilst the pitiful willow wept in sorrow at her distress.
- Shane was truly a pitiful, pathetic human being, and Tal would not waste his time on him, not anymore.
- She comes across as a pitiful figure, a very sad and very tragic figure.
- It's pitiful, yet she doesn't want to be pitied, so what do I do?
- Goldberg's descent into pathetic lack of humanity has been a pitiful thing to watch.
- It makes us look pitiful and pity is not something that we want, we want respect.
- He knew what he was doing was pitiful, pathetic, desperate.
- It implied, moreover, that the strikers were pitiful wretches whose problems should be addressed through social uplift or charity.
- I was summoned by pitiful cat wails to find a moving ‘lump’ rummaging around in a vain attempt at escape.
- If you'd prefer to die with the wretched mortals of this pitiful world, then you are not fit to walk with darkness.
Synonyms distressing, sad, piteous, to be pitied, pitiable, pathetic, disturbing, heart-rending, heartbreaking, saddening, moving, affecting, touching, tear-jerking, plaintive, poignant, forlorn, poor, sorry, wretched, abject, miserable, tragic, woeful, lamentable, grievous rare distressful - 1.1archaic Compassionate.
〈古〉富于同情心的
2Very small or poor; inadequate. 小的；穷的；不足的 a pitiful attempt to impress her Example sentencesExamples - Instead of graceful movement through the water, when it tries to swim the impression it gives is of a pitiful thrashing about.
- Pathetic deaths and pitiful rhymes also characterized much of the poetry written about newsboys during this period.
- Bonjean's attempt at damage control is so sorry and pitiful that it's almost like watching a car wreck.
- After all, what sensible man would want to get into a relationship that led to marriage with such a poor, pitiful piece of filth?
- His pitiful attempt at explaining failed miserably, although he was too ignorant to notice it.
- Research is pitiful, as are the attempts to provide references and a detailed bibliography of sources.
- The journey only made him seem pitiful and insignificant in the general scheme of things.
- I'm sorry, your pitiful arguments just do not hold up in the face of facts like this.
- In a pitiful attempt to recover from the picture-posting fiasco I shall share some interesting information with you.
- Emily makes a pitiful attempt to pull her down the steps every morning and some evenings.
- Minerva's pitiful attempts at music making leave her envious of those with perfect pitch.
- Along the way, you've got lots of pitiful attempts at push-back spin from administration officials who won't give their name.
- I recall Birmingham City Councils pitiful attempt to rebrand the Christmas period winterval.
- But Taylor's barrack-room bleating in defence of poor Rio has been nothing short of pitiful.
- I shook my head despairingly, thinking about my own pitiful form of transport and felt deep pity for my feet slaves.
- The owner of the pitiful castle, a small, insignificant knight was very welcoming.
- Poor Karl, who wears a pitiful wig and returns Lizzie's kindness by trying to protect her from daddy, endures endless humiliations.
- It has a few pitiful wretches for clubs, places which would, in Manchester, have been put out of their misery long ago.
- Who in this house would be able to heat their homes for a pitiful and measly 9 a week? she asked.
- In a pitiful and pathetic attempt to get his party re-elected, he has disgraced your wonderful country.
Synonyms paltry, miserable, meagre, beggarly, insufficient, insignificant, trifling, negligible, pitiable, derisory informal pathetic, measly, piddling, piffling, mingy British informal poxy North American informal dinky dreadful, awful, terrible, lamentable, hopeless, wretched, sorry, poor, bad, feeble, well below par, pitiable, woeful, inadequate, contemptible, deplorable, despicable, laughable, worthless informal pathetic, useless, rotten, appalling, lousy, abysmal, dire, the pits British informal chronic, pants, a load of pants
Definition of pitiful in US English: pitifuladjectiveˈpɪdifəlˈpidēfəl 1Deserving or arousing pity. 可怜的，令人同情的 Example sentencesExamples - I couldn't face the DVD extras, I could only lament the loss of an hour-and-a-half of my already pitiful life.
- The answer was so pathetic and pitiful that there was no way I could reveal it.
- Goldberg's descent into pathetic lack of humanity has been a pitiful thing to watch.
- Annabelle felt sorry for the pitiful sight a death had caused a girl who used to be attractive and envied.
- He presented such a pathetically pitiful creature, I wanted to kill him.
- It's pitiful, yet she doesn't want to be pitied, so what do I do?
- He looked really pitiful that I felt sorry for him and I agreed.
- I was summoned by pitiful cat wails to find a moving ‘lump’ rummaging around in a vain attempt at escape.
- It implied, moreover, that the strikers were pitiful wretches whose problems should be addressed through social uplift or charity.
- If you'd prefer to die with the wretched mortals of this pitiful world, then you are not fit to walk with darkness.
- These two wounded souls conduct a strange, exhilarating, pitiful love affair, with a tragic outcome.
- These are not satanic monsters, but tragic, pitiful figures.
- I was trying to look as pitiful and pathetic as I could.
- It makes us look pitiful and pity is not something that we want, we want respect.
- He knew what he was doing was pitiful, pathetic, desperate.
- He asked, ‘Why do you sacrifice yourself for these pitiful, pathetic creatures?’
- They seemed to stretch out their bony, senile fingers to grab her whilst the pitiful willow wept in sorrow at her distress.
- It was pitiful… I almost felt sorry for him, until I heard Girl call him ‘Mister President,’ and then I felt ashamed.
- Shane was truly a pitiful, pathetic human being, and Tal would not waste his time on him, not anymore.
- She comes across as a pitiful figure, a very sad and very tragic figure.
Synonyms distressing, sad, piteous, to be pitied, pitiable, pathetic, disturbing, heart-rending, heartbreaking, saddening, moving, affecting, touching, tear-jerking, plaintive, poignant, forlorn, poor, sorry, wretched, abject, miserable, tragic, woeful, lamentable, grievous - 1.1 Very small or poor; inadequate.
小的；穷的；不足的 Example sentencesExamples - Poor Karl, who wears a pitiful wig and returns Lizzie's kindness by trying to protect her from daddy, endures endless humiliations.
- But Taylor's barrack-room bleating in defence of poor Rio has been nothing short of pitiful.
- Research is pitiful, as are the attempts to provide references and a detailed bibliography of sources.
- After all, what sensible man would want to get into a relationship that led to marriage with such a poor, pitiful piece of filth?
- Who in this house would be able to heat their homes for a pitiful and measly 9 a week? she asked.
- I recall Birmingham City Councils pitiful attempt to rebrand the Christmas period winterval.
- In a pitiful and pathetic attempt to get his party re-elected, he has disgraced your wonderful country.
- Pathetic deaths and pitiful rhymes also characterized much of the poetry written about newsboys during this period.
- It has a few pitiful wretches for clubs, places which would, in Manchester, have been put out of their misery long ago.
- Along the way, you've got lots of pitiful attempts at push-back spin from administration officials who won't give their name.
- Emily makes a pitiful attempt to pull her down the steps every morning and some evenings.
- In a pitiful attempt to recover from the picture-posting fiasco I shall share some interesting information with you.
- Instead of graceful movement through the water, when it tries to swim the impression it gives is of a pitiful thrashing about.
- I'm sorry, your pitiful arguments just do not hold up in the face of facts like this.
- I shook my head despairingly, thinking about my own pitiful form of transport and felt deep pity for my feet slaves.
- His pitiful attempt at explaining failed miserably, although he was too ignorant to notice it.
- Minerva's pitiful attempts at music making leave her envious of those with perfect pitch.
- The journey only made him seem pitiful and insignificant in the general scheme of things.
- Bonjean's attempt at damage control is so sorry and pitiful that it's almost like watching a car wreck.
- The owner of the pitiful castle, a small, insignificant knight was very welcoming.
Synonyms paltry, miserable, meagre, beggarly, insufficient, insignificant, trifling, negligible, pitiable, derisory dreadful, awful, terrible, lamentable, hopeless, wretched, sorry, poor, bad, feeble, well below par, pitiable, woeful, inadequate, contemptible, deplorable, despicable, laughable, worthless - 1.2archaic Compassionate.
〈古〉富于同情心的
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