All pitiful synonyms
pitΒ·iΒ·ful
P p adj pitiful
- blubbery β of, containing, or like blubber; fat
- dog-eared β having dog-ears: a dog-eared book.
- in the dumps β a depressed state of mind (usually preceded by in the): to be in the dumps over money problems.
- heart-rending β causing or expressing intense grief, anguish, or distress.
- lowdown β the real and unadorned facts; the true, secret, or inside information (usually preceded by the): We gave them the lowdown on the new housing project.
- bummed β depressed, upset, distressed, annoyed, etc.
- despicable β If you say that a person or action is despicable, you are emphasizing that they are extremely nasty, cruel, or evil.
- despisable β deserving of being despised; despicable
- grievous β causing grief or great sorrow: grievous news.
- ill-starred β doomed to misfortune or disaster; ill-fated; unlucky: an ill-starred enterprise.
- contemptible β If you feel that someone or something is contemptible, you feel strong dislike and disrespect for them.
- forlorn β desolate or dreary; unhappy or miserable, as in feeling, condition, or appearance.
- god-awful β extremely dreadful or shocking: What a God-awful thing to say!
- low-down β If someone gives you the low-down on a person or thing, they tell you all the important information about them.
- lowlife β a despicable person, especially a degenerate or immoral person.
- down and out β downward; going or directed downward: the down escalator.
- heeler β a person who heels shoes.
- lowborn β of humble birth.
- beefing β the flesh of a cow, steer, or bull raised and killed for its meat.
- commiserable β worthy of commiseration; pitiable
- cast down β If someone is cast down by something, they are sad or worried because of it.
- dogeared β (in a book) a corner of a page folded over like a dog's ear, as by careless use, or to mark a place.
- godawful β extremely dreadful or shocking: What a God-awful thing to say!
- derisory β If you describe something such as an amount of money as derisory, you are emphasizing that it is so small or inadequate that it seems silly or not worth considering.
- grousing β to grumble; complain: I've never met anyone who grouses so much about his work.
- measly β Informal. contemptibly small, meager, or slight: They paid me a measly fifteen dollars for a day's work. wretchedly bad or unsatisfactory: a measly performance.
- mini β miniskirt.
- heartbreaking β causing intense anguish or sorrow.
- currish β of or like a cur; rude or bad-tempered
- down-at-heel β of a shabby, run-down appearance; seedy: He is rapidly becoming a down-at-heel drifter and a drunk.
- merciful β full of mercy; characterized by, expressing, or showing mercy; compassionate: a merciful God.
- anguished β Anguished means showing or feeling great mental suffering or physical pain.
- doleful β sorrowful; mournful; melancholy: a doleful look on her face.
- dolent β (archaic) Sad, sorrowful.
- heartrending β causing or expressing intense grief, anguish, or distress.
- bitty β If you say that something is bitty, you mean that it seems to be formed from a lot of different parts which you think do not fit together or go together well.
- lamentable β that is to be lamented; regrettable; unfortunate: a lamentable decision.
adjective pitiful
- lean β to incline or bend from a vertical position: She leaned out the window.
- arousing β causing sexual excitement
- deplorable β If you say that something is deplorable, you think that it is very bad and unacceptable.
- niggardly β reluctant to give or spend; stingy; miserly.
- humble β not proud or arrogant; modest: to be humble although successful.
- laughable β such as to cause laughter; funny; amusing; ludicrous.
- woeful β full of woe; wretched; unhappy: a woeful situation.
- mean β to intend for a particular purpose, destination, etc.: They were meant for each other. Synonyms: destine, foreordain.
- mournful β Feeling, expressing, or inducing sadness, regret, or grief.
- dirgeful β Having the qualities of a dirge; moaning.
- base β The base of something is its lowest edge or part.
- wretched β very unfortunate in condition or circumstances; miserable; pitiable.
- curer β A healer.