forlorn vs piteous

forlorn

• Pitifully sad, wretched, miserable; lonely, especially from feeling abandoned, deserted, forsaken. 

• Abandoned, deserted, left behind. 

• Unlikely to succeed; hopeless. 

• A forlorn hope. 

• A member of a forlorn hope. 

piteous

• Provoking pity, compassion, or sympathy.