Pitiful and Penitent

Pitiful

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

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

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

Penitent

Penitent adjective - Feeling sorrow for a wrong that one has done.

Pitiful and penitent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pitiful" instead an adjective "Penitent".

Nearby Words: penitence, penitential, penitently
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