pitiable

English

Etymology

From Middle French [Term?], from Old French piteable. By surface analysis, piti- +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɪti.əbəl/

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Adjective

pitiable (comparative more pitiable, superlative most pitiable)

1. That deserves, evokes or can be given pity; pitiful.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:lamentable

Derived terms

• pitiableness
• pitiably
• unpitiable

Translations

that deserves, evokes or can be given pity

Bulgarian: жалък (bg) (žalǎk), клет (bg) (klet) Chinese: Mandarin: 悲悽 / 悲凄 (zh) (bēiqī) Czech: ubohý (cs), žalostný French: pitoyable (fr) German: bedauerlich (de), bedauernswert (de), erbärmlich (de), kläglich (de), erbarmenswert Greek: Ancient: ἐλεεινός (eleeinós), οἰκτρός (oiktrós) Irish: truacánta Manx: treih Spanish: lastimero (es), lastimoso (es) Turkish: acınası