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Pitiful
- adjective - bad; unfortunate; "my finances were in a deplorable state"; "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape"; "a sorry state of affairs"
- 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, you poor thing"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "a wretched life"
- inspiring mixed contempt and pity; "their efforts were pathetic"; "pitiable lack of character"; "pitiful exhibition of cowardice"
Plaices
- noun - flesh of large European flatfish
- large European food fish
Plaided
- - Of the material of which plaids are made; tartan.
Plained
- verb - express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about"
Plainer
- unknown - more simple, less complicated
Plainly
- adverb - in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment; "she was dressed plainly"; "they lived very simply"
- unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly'); "the answer is obviously wrong"; "she was in bed and evidently in great pain"; "he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list"; "it is all patently nonsense"; "she has apparently been living here for some time"; "I thought he owned the property, but apparently not"; "You are plainly wrong"; "he is plain stubborn"
Plaints
- noun - (United Kingdom) a written statement of the grounds of complaint made to court of law asking for the grievance to be redressed
- a cry of sorrow and grief; "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward"
Plaited
- verb - make by braiding or interlacing; "lace a tablecloth"
- weave into plaits; "plait hair"
Plaiter
- noun - someone who plaits (hair or fabric etc.)
Pleione
- noun - small genus of dwarf orchids; India to Thailand and Taiwan