pitiful | adj 1.causing pity, menimbulkan rasa belas, membelaskan hati: he is the most ~ figure, old, and living alone with no one to care for him, dia menimbulkan rasa belas, tua, hidup bersendirian dan tdk ada sesiapa yg mengendahkannya; 2. deserving contempt, [various translations]: a ~ attempt to evade the issue, percubaannya utk lari drpd isu itu amat dikesali; I expect he’ll make his usual ~ excuses, saya rasa dia akan memberi alasan-alasan yg bodoh spt biasa; they worked long hours for ~ wages, mereka bekerja dlm tempoh waktu yg panjang dgn bayaran upah yg amat sedikit. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
pitiable | adj 1. arousing pity, menimbulkan rasa /belas, simpati/, membelaskan hati: we found them in the most ~ state, kami menemui mereka dlm keadaan yg menimbulkan rasa belas; her plight is ~, kesusahannya menimbulkan rasa simpati; 2. see PITIFUL (sense 2.). | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
pitifully | adv 1. in a manner that arouses pity, dgn cara yg menimbulkan rasa belas; (of condition of so., st), [keadaan + approp adj] /menimbulkan rasa belas, membelaskan hati/: the prisoners were ~ thin, keadaan kurus kering banduan-banduan itu menimbulkan rasa belas; 2. in a manner that deserves contempt, betul: the performance was so ~ bad, persembahan itu teruk betul. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |