Wordiyopitiful
🇬🇧 UK/'pitiful/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions
adj.
Deserving or arousing pity; so poor or inadequate as to be contemptible.
可怜的，令人同情的；可鄙的，少得可怜的
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.pitiful state凄惨的状态
- 2.pitiful excuse可笑的借口
- 3.pitiful sight令人心酸的景象
- 4.pitiful amount少得可怜的数量
Example Sentences
- 1.
The stray dog looked so pitiful, shivering in the cold rain outside the shelter.
- 2.
His pitiful excuse for missing the deadline only made his manager angrier.
- 3.
The survivors were found in a pitiful state after days without food or water.