pitiable Definition
piti·able (pit′ē ə bəl)
adjective
arousing or deserving pity, sometimes mixed with scorn or contempt
Etymology: ME piteable < MFr < pitier: see pity
pitiable Related Forms
pit′i·able·ness noun
pit′i·ably adverb
pitiable Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- state: Thy pitiable state has drawn forth many a sigh, Has wrung forth many a tear!
- condition: Fifty thousand refugees have arrived at Nanking in a pitiable condition.
- object: Exiled to rural surroundings in another county, it will be a pitiable object.
- reliance: Their wealth as reward, their power as necessity for an incremental advance, beyond a pitiable reliance on natureâs abstract beauty.
- victim: Stereotyped thinking that characterizes people with disabilities as either ' brave heroes ' or ' pitiable victims ' often causes offense.
- exhibition: Come: get into yours, and have done with this pitiable exhibition.
Modifying Another Word
Browse dictionary entries near pitiable
- ‹ pithy
- ‹ Pithecanthropus erectus
- ‹ pithecanthropine
- ‹ pith
- ‹ pitfall
- ‹ piteous
- ‹ pitchy
- ‹ pitchstone
- ‹ pitchout
- ‹ pitchman
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- piton ›
- Pitot-static tube ›
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