pitiful, wretched.

(~ā & ~ī)n. & masculine pitiable, pitiful; wretched; poor, mean; a poor man, a wretch.

compassion, pity, mercy; kindness.

favored; pitied; treated with compassion

takes pity on; cares for; commiserates, sympathizes with (acc. or gen.).

pit; a cleft.

hollow pit; a well.

1. the stomach; the abdomen.
2. an enclosure; a pit or room or container for storing grain; a storeroom, a granary.

pit of burning coal

charcoal pit (with burning coal)