English

Pronunciation
IPA|/�pɪt�fl̩/
w:SAMPA chart for English|SAMPA /"pIt@f=l/
audio|en-us-pitiful.ogg|Audio (US)

Adjective
en-adj

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

#:Scotland has a pitiful climate.

1. Very small (of an amount).

#:A pitiful number of students bothered to turn up.

Related terms
pitiable
pity

Translations

Dutch: zielig
French: pitoyable
Hebrew: �ע�רר ר���� /meʿorer r�ḥ�mim/, ע���
mid
Italian: pietoso
Spanish: lamentable

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