pitiful vs misfortunate

pitiful and misfortunate both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, pitiful and misfortunate are synonyms defined as:

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

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