pitiful vs wretched

pitiful and wretched both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, pitiful and wretched are synonyms defined as:

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

pitiful (adjective)	wretched (adjective)
bad; unfortunate	morally reprehensible
inspiring mixed contempt and pity	of very poor quality or condition
deserving or inciting pity	characterized by physical misery
	deserving or inciting pity
	very unhappy; full of misery