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Pitiable

//ˈpɪti.əbəl// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    That deserves, evokes or can be given pity; pitiful.
Adjective
  1. 1
    inspiring mixed contempt and pity wordnet
  2. 2
    deserving or inciting pity wordnet

Etymology

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

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