Plaintive and Pitiful

Plaintive adjective - Expressing or suggesting mourning.

Pitiful is a synonym for plaintive in sorrowful topic. In some cases you can use "Pitiful" instead an adjective "Plaintive", when it comes to topics like mournful, pathetic.

Nearby Words: plaint, plaintively

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

Plaintive is a synonym for pitiful in distressing topic. Sometimes you can use "Plaintive" instead an adjective "Pitiful".

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