Pitiful and Sombre

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

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

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

Sombre adjective - Grave or even gloomy in character.

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Pitiful and sombre are semantically related in sorrowful topic. Sometimes you can use "Pitiful" instead an adjective "Sombre".

Nearby Words: somber, sombrely

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