Dolent
Pitiful and dolent are semantically related. in depressing topic. In some cases you can use "Pitiful" instead an adjective "Dolent", when it comes to topics like sorrowful.
Pitiful
Pitiful adjective - Deserving pitying scorn (as for inadequacy).
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Pitiful and Dolent. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dolent/pitiful
Dolent & Pitiful. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/dolent/pitiful>.
Pitiful or Dolent. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dolent/pitiful.
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