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1
deserving pitying scorn (as for inadequacy)
- that piece of junk is a pitiful excuse for a car
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2
arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust
- a pitiful coward
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deserving of one's pity
- pitiful orphans who had lost everything in the war
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“Pitiful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitiful. Accessed 27 Feb. 2021.
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The first known use of pitiful was in the 14th century
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