Hyphenation of pitiful

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word pitiful? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

piti-ful

Definitions of pitiful:

1.	Inspiring mixed contempt and pity Their efforts were pathetic Pitiable lack of character Pitiful exhibition of cowardice
2.	Bad Unfortunate My finances were in a deplorable state A lamentable decision Her clothes were in sad shape A sorry state of affairs
3.	Deserving or inciting pity A hapless victim Miserable victims of war The shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic- Galsworthy Piteous appeals for help Pitiable homeless children A pitiful fate Oh
4.	You poor thing His poor distorted limbs A wretched life

Synonyms of pitiful:

adj	pathetic, pitiable, contemptible
adj	deplorable, distressing, lamentable, sad, sorry, bad
adj	hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, poor, wretched, unfortunate

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.