"pitiable" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈpɪti.əbəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pitiable.wav Forms: more pitiable [comparative], most pitiable [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle French [Term?], from Old French piteable. By surface analysis, piti- + -able. Etymology templates: {{der|en|frm}} Middle French [Term?], {{der|en|fro|piteable}} Old French piteable, {{surf|en|pity|-able|alt1=piti-}} By surface analysis, piti- + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} pitiable (comparative more pitiable, superlative most pitiable)
  1. That deserves, evokes or can be given pity; pitiful. Translations (that deserves, evokes or can be given pity): ἐλεεινός (eleeinós) (Ancient Greek), οἰκτρός (oiktrós) (Ancient Greek), жалък (žalǎk) (Bulgarian), клет (klet) (Bulgarian), 悲悽 (Chinese Mandarin), 悲凄 (bēiqī) (Chinese Mandarin), ubohý (Czech), žalostný (Czech), pitoyable (French), bedauerlich (German), bedauernswert (German), erbärmlich (German), kläglich (German), erbarmenswert (German), treih (Manx), lastimero (Spanish), lastimoso (Spanish), acınası (Turkish)
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          "sense": "that deserves, evokes or can be given pity",
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      "sense": "that deserves, evokes or can be given pity",
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      "sense": "that deserves, evokes or can be given pity",
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