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Adjective: pitiful  pitiful
  1. Inspiring mixed contempt and pity
    "pitiful exhibition of cowardice"
    - pathetic, pitiable
     
  2. Bad; unfortunate
    - deplorable, distressing, lamentable, sad, sorry
     
  3. Deserving or inciting pity
    "a pitiful fate"
    - hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, poor, wretched

See also: bad, contemptible, pitifully, unfortunate