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impitoyable

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im⋅pi⋅toy⋅a⋅ble

[am-pi-toi-ahb-luh, -ahb; Fr. en-pee-twa-yab-luh ]
–noun
a type of large wine glass with a bowl shaped like a wide funnel to enhance the aromas.
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im·pi·toy·a·ble   (āɴ-pē-toi-ä'blə)   
n.  A large wine-tasting glass configured so as to enhance taste and amplify aroma.

[French, pitiless, from Old French : in-, not (from Latin in-; see in-1) + piteable, capable of pity (from piteer, to pity, from pite, pity; see pity).]
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