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Webster 1913 Edition
Pitiable
Pit′i-a-ble
,Adj.
[Cf. OF.
pitiable
, F. pitoyable
.] Deserving pity; wworthy of, or exciting, compassion; miserable; lamentable; piteous;
as,
pitiable
persons; a pitiable
condition; pitiable
wretchedness.
Syn. – Sorrowful; woeful; sad. See
– Piteous
. Pit′i-a-ble-ness
, Noun.
Pit′i-a-bly
, adv.
Webster 1828 Edition
Pitiable
PIT'IABLE
,Adj.
Definition 2024
pitiable
pitiable
English
Adjective
pitiable (comparative more pitiable, superlative most pitiable)
Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:lamentable
Translations
that deserves, evokes or can be given pity
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