ruthful (adj.)

• afflicted
• charitable
• clement
• commiserative
• compassionate
• condolent
• doleful
• dolorous
• gentle
• human
• humane
• lenient
• melting
• merciful
• miserable
• pitying
• rueful
• soft
• softhearted
• sorrowful
• sympathetic
• sympathizing
• tender
• tenderhearted
• understanding
• warmhearted
• wretched