misfortunate vs pitiful

misfortunate and pitiful both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
misfortunate	No	Yes	No	No
pitiful	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, misfortunate and pitiful are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of misfortunate include hapless, miserable, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, poor, wretched.

misfortunate (adjective)	pitiful (adjective)
deserving or inciting pity	bad; unfortunate
	inspiring mixed contempt and pity
	deserving or inciting pity