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pitiable
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pit·i·a·ble
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ˈpɪt
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bəl
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adjective
1.
evoking or deserving pity; lamentable:
pitiable, homeless children.
2.
evoking or deserving contemptuous pity; miserable; contemptible:
a pitiable lack of character.
Origin:
1425–75;
late Middle English
<
Old French
piteable,
equivalent to
pite
(
er
) to
pity
+
-able
-able
Related forms
pit·i·a·ble·ness,
noun
pit·i·a·bly,
adverb
un·pit·i·a·ble,
adjective
un·pit·i·a·b·ly,
adverb
Can be confused:
piteous
,
pitiable,
pitiful
,
pitiless
(see synonym note at
pitiful
).
Synonyms
1, 2.
See
pitiful.
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pitiable
(ˈpɪtɪəb
ə
l)
—
adj
exciting or deserving pity or contempt
'pitiableness
—
n
'pitiably
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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