pitiable
English
/ˈpɪti.əbəl/
adj
Definitions
- That deserves, evokes or can be given pity; pitiful.
Etymology
Derived from Old French piteable suffix from English pity.
Origin
English
pity
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bepity English
- lack-pity English
- pitiableness English
- pitiably English
- pitier English
- pitiest English
- pitieth English
- pitiful English
- pitiless English
- pitisome English
- pity English
- pitysome English
- self-pity English
- unpitiable English
- unpitiably English
- unpity English
- pitye Middle English
- piteable Old French
- pitchiabl'ye Norman