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pitoyable — [ pitwajabl ] adj. • fin XVe; piteable 1240; de pitié 1 ♦ Vieilli Qui est enclin, accessible à la pitié. ⇒ humain. Fanny, « plus pitoyable que les hommes, n ayant point encore le cœur et la peau durcis » (Zola). 2 ♦ Mod. Digne de pitié, qui… … Encyclopédie Universelle
impitoyable — im·pi·toy·a·ble (ăɴ pē toi äʹblə) n. A large wine tasting glass configured so as to enhance taste and amplify aroma. [French, pitiless, from Old French : in , not (from Latin in . See in 1) + piteable, capable of pity (from piteer … Universalium
pitiable — pitiableness, n. pitiably, adv. /pit ee euh beuhl/, adj. 1. evoking or deserving pity; lamentable: pitiable, homeless children. 2. evoking or deserving contemptuous pity; miserable; contemptible: a pitiable lack of character. [1425 75; late ME … Universalium
pitoyable — (pi to ia bl ; plusieurs disent pi toiia bl ) adj. 1° Qui est naturellement enclin à la pitié. • Qu à la fin mes ennuis la rendent pitoyable [ma dame], Pourvu que je la serve à son contentement, MALH. V, 23. • Si le ciel pitoyable eût… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
pitiable — (adj.) mid 15c., from O.Fr. piteable (13c.; Mod.Fr. pitoyable), from piteer to pity (see PITY (Cf. pity)) … Etymology dictionary
pitiable — [pit′ē ə bəl] adj. [ME piteable < MFr < pitier: see PITY] arousing or deserving pity, sometimes mixed with scorn or contempt SYN. PITIFUL pitiableness n. pitiably adv … English World dictionary
pitiable — adj. 1 deserving or causing pity. 2 contemptible. Derivatives: pitiableness n. pitiably adv. Etymology: ME f. OF piteable, pitoiable (as PITY) … Useful english dictionary
