pitiable

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pitiable

/ˈpɪti.əbəl/

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From Middle French [Term?], from Old French piteable. By surface analysis, pity + -able.

adjective more pitiable · most pitiable

That deserves, evokes or can be given pity; pitiful. Mr Poyser had no reason to be ashamed of his leg, and suspected that the growing abuse of top-boots and other fashions tending to disguise the nether limbs, had their origin in a pitiable degeneracy of the human calf.
Similar: piteous, pitisome, ruthful, compassionate, pathetic, pathetisad, pitiable, pitiful, sad, poor, rueful, snivelly

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adj that deserves, evokes or can be given pity

Español	lastimero, lastimoso
中文	悲悽 /悲凄 bēiqī
हिन्दी	दयनीय daynīya
Français	pitoyable
Deutsch	bedauerlich, bedauernswert, erbärmlich, kläglich, erbarmenswert

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@misc{pitiable_2026,
  title = {pitiable},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pitiable},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}