pitiable (redirected from pitiableness)

pit·i·a·ble  (pt--bl)

adj.

1. Arousing or deserving of pity or compassion; lamentable.

2. Arousing disdainful pity. See Synonyms at pathetic.

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piti·a·ble·ness n.

piti·a·bly adv.

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pitiable [ˈpɪtɪəb^əl]

adj

exciting or deserving pity or contempt

pitiableness  n

pitiably  adv

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piteous, pitiable, pitiful - Piteous is generally not used when speaking of people, pitiable means "able to be pitied," and pitiful most often means "insignificant; below contempt."

See also related terms for insignificant.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	pitiable - inspiring mixed contempt and pity; "their efforts were pathetic"; "pitiable lack of character"; "pitiful exhibition of cowardice" pitiful, pathetic contemptible - deserving of contempt or scorn
	2.	pitiable - deserving or inciting pity; "a hapless victim"; "miserable victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy; "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful fate"; "Oh, you poor thing"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "a wretched life" misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, hapless, poor, miserable, pitiful, wretched unfortunate - not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune; "an unfortunate turn of events"; "an unfortunate decision"; "unfortunate investments"; "an unfortunate night for all concerned"

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pitiable

adjective pathetic, distressing, miserable, poor, sorry, sad, dismal, harrowing, grievous, woeful, deplorable, mournful, lamentable, gut-wrenching, wretched, doleful, piteous Her grandmother seemed to her a pitiable figure.

Translations

pitiable [ˈpɪtɪəbl] ADJ [condition] → lastimoso; [attempt] → penoso
age had reduced him to a pitiable figure → la edad lo había reducido a una figura digna de compasión

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pitiable [ˈpɪtiəb^əl] adj → pitoyable

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pitiable

adj → mitleiderregend, bemitleidenswert

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pitiable [ˈpɪtɪəbl] adj → pietoso/a

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pitiable, pitiful, pitiless pity