01 a. Full of pity; tender-hearted; compassionate; kind; merciful; sympathetic.
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Full of pity; tender-hearted; compassionate; kind; merciful; sympathetic.“The Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.” — James v. 11.
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Piteous; lamentable; eliciting compassion.“A thing, indeed, very pitiful and horrible.” — Spenser.
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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.