Mere and Pitiful

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Mere adjective - Being this and no more.

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

Nearby Word: merely

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

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

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

This includes Cloud Strife, as exemplified by his pitiful stats in the flashback to Nibelheim, despite being presented as a SOLDIER; they reflect his true nature as a mere foot soldier.

Source: Mooks / Video Games
In the Black Swordsman arc of Berserk, which begins the story In Medias Res, Griffith/Femto makes his Big Bad debut by "greeting" Guts with, "Still squirming around in your pitiful existence, I see." taking note that he is practically a god at this point and Guts is a mere mortal.

Source: Pitiful Worms

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