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    Lastimosa (en. Pitiful)

    /las.ti.'mo.sa/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    adjective
    Causing compassion or sadness.
    The situation in the shelter is pitiful.
    La situación en el refugio es lastimosa.
    Worthy of pity or suffering.
    Her personal story is pitiful and moving.
    Su historia personal es lastimosa y conmovedora.
    Related to weakness or misery.
    The elderly woman's health was pitiful.
    El estado de salud de la anciana era lastimoso.

    Etymology

    From Latin 'lactimōsus', meaning full of tears.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    it is a pitiful situation
    it is a situation that causes sadness or compassion.
    es una situación lastimosa
    it has a pitiful appearance
    it refers to something that has a sad or damaged appearance.
    tiene una forma lastimosa

    Related Words

    pity
    Feeling of compassion or sorrow for someone.
    lástima
    to hurt
    To cause harm or pain to someone or something.
    lastimar
    affliction
    State of pain or suffering.
    aflicción

    Slang Meanings

    Something that provokes pity or extreme sadness.
    That movie is so pitiful that everyone cried.
    Esa película es tan lastimosa que todos lloraron.
    A very bad situation that causes compassion.
    That street story is really pitiful.
    Esa historia de la calle es realmente lastimosa.