Pitiful
Pronunciation : Pit"i*ful
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : 1. Full of pity; tender-hearted; compassionate; kind; merciful; sympathetic. The Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy. James v. 11.
2. Piteous; lamentable; eliciting compassion. A thing, indeed, very pitiful and horrible. Spenser.
3. To be pitied for littleness or meanness; miserable; paltry; contemptible; despicable. That's villainous, and shows a most pitiful ambition in the fool that uses it. Shak.
Syn. -- Despicable; mean; paltry. See Contemptible. -- Pit"i*ful*ly, adv. -- Pit"i*ful*ness, n.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913