pitiful

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

piti·ful [pitiful pitifully] BrE [ˈpɪtɪfl] NAmE [ˈpɪtɪfl] adjective
1. deserving pity or causing you to feel pity
Syn: ↑pathetic
•The horse was a pitiful sight (= because it was very thin or sick).
2. not deserving respect
Syn: ↑poor
•a pitiful effort/excuse/performance
Derived Word: ↑pitifully

Example Bank:
•a very pitiful sight
•The team gave a pitiful performance and the fans jeered them off the field.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, poor, wretched, deplorable, distressing, lamentable, sad, sorry