Talk:pitiful

arousing contempt
2. arousing or deserving contempt or derision Microsoft® Encarta® 2009 --Backinstadiums (talk) 20:11, 3 November 2019 (UTC)

I agree with "deserving" from content above (clarifies the senses)
Can we paraphrase "So appalling or sad that one feels or should feel sorry for it; eliciting pity"? Especially "that one feels" part, which is pretty subjective (including my take on the subject) and obviously there aren't any universals. Take a so called a sad song as an example, isn't it pathetic "that one feels" pitiful? Flāvidus (talk) 00:11, 10 February 2023 (UTC)