pitiful vs trifling

pitiful

adj
  • Of an amount or number: very small. 

  • So appalling or sad that one feels or should feel sorry for it; eliciting pity. 

adv
  • In a pitiful manner; pitifully; piteously; pathetically. 

trifling

adj
  • Trivial, or of little importance. 

  • Of suspicious character, typically secretive or deceitful; shady. 

  • Idle or frivolous. 

noun
  • The act of one who trifles; frivolous behaviour. 

How often have the words pitiful and trifling occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )