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Doleful vs Pitiable - What's the difference?

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Doleful is a related term of pitiable.


As adjectives the difference between doleful and pitiable

is that doleful is filled with grief, mournful, bringing feelings of sadness while pitiable is that deserves, evokes or can be given pity; pitiful.

doleful

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Filled with grief, mournful, bringing feelings of sadness.
    • The doleful peal of the bell indicated another funeral was being held.

    pitiable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • That deserves, evokes or can be given pity; pitiful.

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