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.
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