'pitying
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| —n , pl pities | |
| 1. | sympathy or sorrow felt for the sufferings of another |
| 2. | have pity on, take pity on to have sympathy or show mercy for |
| 3. | something that causes regret or pity |
| 4. | an unfortunate chance: what a pity you can't come |
| 5. | more's the pity it is highly regrettable (that) |
| —vb , pities, pities, pitying, pitied | |
| 6. | (tr) to feel pity for |
| [C13: from Old French pité, from Latin pietās duty] | |
| 'pitying | |
| —adj | |
| 'pityingly | |
| —adv | |
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