78 entries under pitiful topic. ×

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sordid(adjective, low, sad, unhappy, terrible)
5
heart-rending(adjective, moving, sad, tender, awful)
5
hopeless(adjective, sad, unhappy, terrible, gloomy)
5
inadequate(adjective, mean, weak, poor, low)
5
terrible(adjective, sad, unhappy, miserable)
4
melancholy(adjective, pain, miserable, wretched)
4
suffering(adjective, mean, poor, low, sad)
3
calamitous(adjective, sad, unhappy, miserable, wretched)
3
comfortless(adjective, mean, low, sad, pain)
3
heartbreaking(adjective, mean, low, sad, tender)
3
heartrending(adjective, mean, low, sad, tender)
3
insignificant(adjective, mean, weak, poor, low)
3
shameful(adjective, sad, unhappy, terrible, gloomy)
3
stirring(adjective, mean, moving, low, tender)
3
tearful(adjective, upset, mean, low, wretched)
2
afflicted(adjective, mean, poor, low, sad)
2
compassionate(adjective, mean, moving, low, tender)
2
distressed(adjective, upset, mean, poor, low)
2
inferior(adjective, weak, poor, sad, unhappy)
2
low-down(adjective, terrible, gloomy, miserable, disgusting)
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