Benign and Pitiful

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Benign adjective - Not causing or being capable of causing injury or hurt.

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Pitiful and benign are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pitiful" instead an adjective "Benign".

Nearby Words: benignant, benignly, benignity

Pitiful adjective - Deserving pitying scorn (as for inadequacy).

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Benign and pitiful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Benign" instead an adjective "Pitiful".

Nearby Words: pity, pitiless, pitiable, piteous, pitifully

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