Definition of Pitifol
Pit"i*ful (?), a. 1.
Full of pity; tender-hearted; compassionate; kind; merciful;
sympathetic.
The Lord is very pitiful, and of tender
mercy. James v. 11.
2. Piteous; lamentable; eliciting
compassion.
A thing, indeed, very pitiful and
horrible. Spenser.
3. To be pitied for littleness or meanness;
miserable; paltry; contemptible; despicable.
That's villainous, and shows a most pitiful
ambition in the fool that uses it. Shak.
Syn. -- Despicable; mean; paltry. See
Contemptible.
-- Pit"i*ful*ly, adv. --
Pit"i*ful*ness, n.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
PITIFUL, adj. The state of an enemy of opponent after an imaginary
encounter with oneself.
- 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
- so appalling or sad that one feels or should feel sorry for it
Scotland has a pitiful climate.
- very small (of an amount)
A pitiful number of students had bothered to turn up.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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