pitiable

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɪti.əbəl/

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Adjective

pitiable (comparative more pitiable, superlative most pitiable)

1. That deserves, evokes or can be given pity; pitiful.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:lamentable

Translations

that deserves, evokes or can be given pity

• Bulgarian: жалък (bg) (žalǎk), клет (bg) (klet)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 悲悽／悲凄 (zh) (bēiqī)

• Czech: ubohý (cs), žalostný
• French: pitoyable (fr)
• German: bedauerlich (de), bedauernswert (de), erbärmlich (de), kläglich (de), erbarmenswert
• Greek:

  Ancient: ἐλεεινός (eleeinós), οἰκτρός (oiktrós)

• Manx: treih
• Spanish: lastimero (es), lastimoso (es)
• Turkish: acınası