pitiful

a. இரக்கமுடைய, ஏளனத்துக்குரிய.

Synonyms

merciless unsparing inexorable cruel

Antonyms

pitiful tender merciful compassionate lenient indulgent [see ]

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.

pitiful - Similar Words

spitful pithful spiteful witful tinful pistil fitful spriteful spiritful plentiful