Penitential
Penitential adjective - Showing or constituting penance.
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Pitiful and penitential are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pitiful" instead an adjective "Penitential".
Pitiful
Pitiful adjective - Deserving pitying scorn (as for inadequacy).
Penitential and pitiful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Penitential" instead an adjective "Pitiful".
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