deserving+pity

  • 31pitiable — [pit′ē ə bəl] adj. [ME piteable < MFr < pitier: see PITY] arousing or deserving pity, sometimes mixed with scorn or contempt SYN. PITIFUL pitiableness n. pitiably adv …

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  • 32Pitiable — Pit i*a*ble, a. [Cf. OF. pitiable, F. pitoyable.] Deserving pity; wworthy of, or exciting, compassion; miserable; lamentable; piteous; as, pitiable persons; a pitiable condition; pitiable wretchedness. [1913 Webster] Syn: Sorrowful; woeful; sad.… …

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  • 33Pitiableness — Pitiable Pit i*a*ble, a. [Cf. OF. pitiable, F. pitoyable.] Deserving pity; wworthy of, or exciting, compassion; miserable; lamentable; piteous; as, pitiable persons; a pitiable condition; pitiable wretchedness. [1913 Webster] Syn: Sorrowful;… …

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  • 34Pitiably — Pitiable Pit i*a*ble, a. [Cf. OF. pitiable, F. pitoyable.] Deserving pity; wworthy of, or exciting, compassion; miserable; lamentable; piteous; as, pitiable persons; a pitiable condition; pitiable wretchedness. [1913 Webster] Syn: Sorrowful;… …

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  • 38pitiable — a. Deplorable, wretched, lamentable, miserable, piteous, deserving pity, to be pitied …

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  • 39piteous — pit•e•ous [[t]ˈpɪt i əs[/t]] adj. evoking or deserving pity; pathetic pit′e•ous•ly, adv. pit′e•ous•ness, n. syn: See pitiful …

    From formal English to slang

  • 40pitiable — pit•i•a•ble [[t]ˈpɪt i ə bəl[/t]] adj. 1) evoking or deserving pity; lamentable 2) miserable; contemptible • Etymology: 1450–1500 syn: See pitiful …

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