Difference between Unfortunate and Pitiful

UNFORTUNATE vs PITIFUL: NOUN

One who or that which is unfortunate; one who has fallen into misfortune or misery.
A victim of bad luck.
An unlucky person.
A person who suffers misfortune

Regrettable; deplorable.
Characterized by, bringing, or causing misfortune.
Having bad luck; unlucky.
Not auspicious; boding ill
Unsuitable or regrettable
Not fortunate; unsuccessful; not prosperous; unlucky; attended with misfortune; unhappy
Not favored by fortune
Marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune
Not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune

Very small (of an amount or number).
So appalling or sad that one feels or should feel sorry for it; eliciting pity.
Feeling pity; merciful.
To be pitied for littleness or meanness; miserable; paltry; contemptible; despicable.
Piteous; lamentable; eliciting compassion.
Filled with pity or compassion.
Arousing contemptuous pity, as through ineptitude or inadequacy. : pathetic.
Inspiring or deserving pity.
Deserving or inciting pity
Bad; unfortunate
Inspiring mixed contempt and pity
Full of pity; tender-hearted; compassionate; kind; merciful; sympathetic.

Not auspicious
Synonyms Unsuccessful, ill-fated, ill-starred, disastrous, calamitous. See fortunate.
Boding ill
Not fortunate; not prosperous; unlucky; unhappy: as, an unfortunate adventure; an unfortunate man.

Full of pity; tender; compassionate; having a feeling of sorrow and sympathy for the distressed.
Exciting or fitted to excite pity or compassion; miserable; deplorable; sad: as, a pitiful condition; a pitiful look.
Bad
Unfortunate
To be pitied for its littleness or meanness; paltry; insignificant; contemptible; despicable.

Fateful, Abject, Poor, Pitiful, Miserable, Pitiable, Wretched, Unhappy, Inauspicious, Calamitous, Pathetic, Disastrous, Unlucky, Misfortunate, Regrettable

Misfortunate, Distressing, Sorry, Bad, Sad, Hapless, Deplorable, Contemptible, Piteous, Poor, Lamentable, Miserable, Pitiable, Wretched, Pathetic

Fateful, Abject, Poor, Pitiful, Miserable, Pitiable, Wretched, Unhappy, Inauspicious, Calamitous, Pathetic, Disastrous, Unlucky, Misfortunate, Regrettable

Misfortunate, Distressing, Sorry, Bad, Sad, Hapless, Deplorable, Contemptible, Piteous, Poor, Lamentable, Miserable, Pitiable, Wretched, Pathetic

In some legal systems, this has unfortunate consequences.
DVR, which is unfortunate, but not too pricey.
This is very unfortunate and sad to hear.
Antioch were rewarding despite her unfortunate teaching experience.
This is unfortunate because they are quite different.
In retail, angry customers are an unfortunate reality.
So unfortunate, because this is a WONDERFUL area!
In my opinion, this is an unfortunate loss.
These rare situations are unfortunate and unacceptable incidents.
Predictions can be an unfortunate encounter with an unfortunate encounter assured of emergency or a high indignity.

Canaanite provincials as pitiful and of little consequence.
Good ground, be pitiful and hurt me not!
He will be seen naked in pitiful disorder.
We are not excessively pitiful of his case.
Poor pitiful me, how I had been wronged.
But the birth itself is still more pitiful.
All he does is cry poor pitiful me.
Really pitiful players may bring a croquet mallet.
Jesus is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.
The women first break their men into a pitiful betas, unless they already were pitiful.