1.
If you describe a person or animal as ~, you mean that they are sad and weak or helpless, and they make you feel very sorry for them.
The small group of onlookers presented a ~ sight...
She now looked small, shrunken and ~.
ADJ
~ally
She was ~ally thin.
ADV
2.
If you describe someone or something as ~, you mean that they make you feel impatient or angry, often because they are weak or not very good.
What ~ excuses...
It’s a pound for a small glass of wine, which is ~.
ADJ disapproval
~ally
Five women in a group of 18 people is a ~ally small number.
ADV: ADV adj