Pitiful and Undeserving

Pitiful

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

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

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

Undeserving

Undeserving adjective - Not deserving.

Pitiful and undeserving are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pitiful" instead an adjective "Undeserving".

Nearby Words: undeserved, undeservedly
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