pitiful
In a pitiful manner; pitifully; piteously; patheticallyIn a pitiful manner; pitifully; piteously; pathetically.
» The little girl, deeply moved by the old man's pitiful story, burst into tears.
Tief gerührt von der bemitleidenswerten Geschichte des alten Mannes, brach das kleine Mädchen in Tränen aus. — Hans_Adler
Девочку глубоко тронула история пожилого мужчины, и она расплакалась. — odexed
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1 senses(colloquial, dialectal)In a pitiful manner; pitifully; piteously; pathetically.
mitleidig, mitleidsvoll
Examples
30 sentencesThe little girl, deeply moved by the old man's pitiful story, burst into tears.
ruДевочку глубоко тронула история пожилого мужчины, и она расплакалась. — odexed
deTief gerührt von der bemitleidenswerten Geschichte des alten Mannes, brach das kleine Mädchen in Tränen aus. — Hans_Adler
That was pitiful.
What a pitiful kid!
He's unlucky to a pitiful extent.
The pitiful sight moved us to tears.
ruОт этого душераздирающего зрелища на глаза у нас навернулись слёзы. — elsteris
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Middle English pityful, piteful, piteeful. By surface analysis, pit(i) + -ful.From Middle English pityful, piteful, piteeful. By surface analysis, pit(i) + -ful.
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Forms
more pitiful, most pitiful| Comparative | more pitiful Lesson |
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| Superlative | most pitiful |
regular
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form