pitiful
pit-i-ful
adjective
Causing or deserving pity and compassion due to suffering or helplessness.
"The starving stray dog was a pitiful sight."
adjective
Extremely small, poor, or inadequate, inspiring contempt rather than pity.
"His pitiful attempt at a joke fell flat."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: sorry, distressing, deplorable, lamentable, sad, bad, miserable, piteous, pathetic, poor, misfortunate, hapless