wretched vs pitiful

wretched and pitiful both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, wretched and pitiful are synonyms defined as:

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

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