English-Thai Dictionary
pitiable
ADJ น่าสงสาร น่าเวทนา น่าสังเวช miserable na-song-san
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
PITIABLE
a.Deserving pity; worthy of compassion; miserable; as pitiable persons; a pitiable condition.
PITIABLENESS
n.State of deserving compassion.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
PITIABLE
Pit "i *a *ble, a. Etym: [Cf. OF. pitiable, F. pitoyable. ]
Defn: Deserving pity; wworthy of, or exciting, compassion; miserable; lamentable; piteous; as, pitiable persons; a pitiable condition; pitiable wretchedness.
Syn. -- Sorrowful; woeful; sad. See Piteous. -- Pit "i *a *ble *ness, n. -- Pit "i *a *bly, adv.
New American Oxford Dictionary
pitiable
pit i a ble |ˈpitēəbəl ˈpɪdiəbəl | ▶adjective deserving or arousing pity. • contemptibly poor or small. DERIVATIVES pit i a ble ness noun, pit i a bly |-əblē |adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French piteable, from piteer ‘to pity. ’
Oxford Dictionary
pitiable
piti |able |ˈpɪtɪəb (ə )l | ▶adjective 1 deserving or arousing pity: the men were in a pitiable condition. 2 contemptibly poor or small: a pitiable imitation of the real thing. DERIVATIVES pitiableness noun, pitiably adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French piteable, from piteer ‘to pity ’.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
pitiable
pit i a ble /pɪ́tiəb (ə )l /形容詞 1 ｟かたく ｠哀れな, かわいそうな (→pitiful ).2 情けない ; 嘆かわしい ; あさましい .p í t i a bly 副詞 哀れに .
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