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pitiful
/ˈpɪt.ɪ.fl̩/
adjective
Feeling pity; merciful.
So appalling or sad that one feels or should feel sorry for it; eliciting pity.
"Scotland has a pitiful climate."
Of an amount or number: very small.
"A pitiful number of students bothered to turn up."
adverb
In a pitiful manner; pitifully; piteously; pathetically.
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