pitiful  /ˈpɪ tə fəl/ ? Meaning of "pitiful"

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Definition(s):

  1. (adj) inspiring mixed contempt and pity
  2. (adj) bad; unfortunate
  3. (adj) deserving or inciting pity

Usage(s):

  1. After 18 months, he had a pitiful 12 entries; at that rate, it would take a few millenniums to equal Encyclopaedia Britannica.
  2. Dotting the desert roadside are the pitiful results: camels parked beside red-faced tourists embroiled in shouting bouts with their hosts.
  3. But only a pitiful few do.

Quotes

  1. "It was a pretty pitiful performance all the way around," Barber said. "I'm shocked our running game could be this unproductive."
    on Nov 20, 2006 By: Tiki Barber Source: Forbes

  2. Last week at a briefing with Press Secretary Robert Gibbs that followed a flotilla raid by Israeli commandos, Thomas asked the question: "Our initial reaction to this flotilla massacre, deliberate massacre, an international crime, was pitiful. What...
    on Jun 6, 2010 By: Helen Thomas Source: FOXNews

  3. "A very pitiful performance out there today," Steelers coach Bill Cowher said. "Where we go from here is we've got to line up and play this thing out. It starts next week."
    on Nov 25, 2006 By: Bill Cowher Source: USA Today

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