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Synonyms for pitiful

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Synonyms for pitiful

arousing or deserving pity

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Synonyms for pitiful

inspiring mixed contempt and pity

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"The condition of minorities in Pakistan is pitiful. Not one but thousands of such incidents have taken place where Hindu, Christian and now Sikh girls are also being kidnapped and are subjected to forced conversion.
In a series of tweets, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chieftain insisted that the current screening was a 'pitiful joke.'
Plans for a 753-home development boasting a 37-storey tower have been approved - despite criticism for only providing a 'pitiful' amount of affordable housing.
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It was pitiful, and Madigan smiled and Cullerton smiled and nothing changed.
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After a long day I don't think one can watch a pitiful wife dealing with an abusive husband and a stone-hearted saas.
Soldiers said they had been disappointed by the message, calling it "a pitiful sight" and a "relentless attempt to cling onto power."
The Northern Irish party propping up British Prime Minister Theresa May's government launched fresh attacks on her Brexit withdrawal deal on Saturday, saying it would leave Britain in a "pitiful" place and that a Labour government may be preferable.
Citizens in different areas protested against the pitiful situation especially in the hours of Ramazan.
Shadow policing minister Louise Haigh, who requested the information, said the amount was "pitiful and insulting".
DAVID CAMERON'S response to the migrant crisis has been "pitiful and embarrassing", Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron claimed as he put the issue at the centre of his first keynote conference speech in Bournemouth.
Sadly, the sweetest thing I have in my pitiful food cupboard is an apple" Actress and model Liz Hurley "I've been trying to make the rest of the country more aware of a changing climate, but you're already living it" US President Barack Obama, speaking in Arctic Alaska
Our pitiful attempts at renewal are doomed if community is not first found.