pitiful
🇺🇸
/ˈpɪtɪfl/
🇬🇧
/ˈpɪtɪfl/
adjective
R
deserving or causing pity
The lost puppy looked pitiful in the rain.
R
not good enough to be respected
His pitiful attempt to fix the car made it worse.
translation
deserving or causing pity; not good enough to be respected