Pitiful /(?)/

Pit·i·ful

Pitiful

a.
  1. Full of pity; tender-hearted; compassionate; kind; merciful; sympathetic.
    The Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.
    — James v. 11.
  2. Piteous; lamentable; eliciting compassion.
    A thing, indeed, very pitiful and horrible.
  3. To be pitied for littleness or meanness; miserable; paltry; contemptible; despicable.
    That's villainous, and shows a most pitiful ambition in the fool that uses it.