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Word: Pitiable
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Old French piteable, from piteer ‘to pity’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈpɪtɪəbl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
deserving or arousing pity
Short Definition:deserving or arousing pity
Examples:- the men were in a pitiable condition
Definition:
contemptibly poor or small
Short Definition:contemptibly poor or small
Examples:- a pitiable imitation of the real thing
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