PITIFUL Meaning of PITIFUL in English adjectiveBAD : We both felt pitiful when we saw how lonely she was. GOOD : We both felt pity for her when we saw how lonely she was. ◆◆◆See PITY 1 (↑ pity ) Longman Common Errors English vocabulary. Английский словарь распространенных ошибок Longman. 2012