Doggone and Pitiful

Doggone

Doggone adjective - Deserving of one's condemnation or displeasure.
Usage example: yet another doggone problem in the phone lines

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

Pitiful

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

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

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