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How to pronounce “pitiful”
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Pronunciation guide for pitiful
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of pitiful with real speech in context.
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- Real speech example
- Why Violence Is Rising With Global Temperatures
to those whose small fields looked extra pitiful
- Definition summary
- So appalling or sad that one feels or should feel sorry for it; eliciting pity.
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How to pronounce pitiful
Why Violence Is Rising With Global Temperatures
to those whose small fields looked extra pitiful
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “pitiful”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- So appalling or sad that one feels or should feel sorry for it; eliciting pity.
- Of an amount or number: very small.
- (archaic) Feeling pity; merciful.
- [Adverb]
- (colloquial, dialect) In a pitiful manner; pitifully; piteously; pathetically.
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