pitiful
English
/ˈpɪt.ɪ.fl̩/
adj
Definitions
- (now) Feeling pity; merciful.
- So appalling or sad that one feels or should feel sorry for it; eliciting pity.
- Of an amount or number: very small.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English pityful affix from English pity.
Origin
English
pity
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bepity English
- lack-pity English
- pitiable English
- pitier English
- pitiest English
- pitieth English
- pitifuller English
- pitifully English
- pitifulness English
- pitiless English
- pitisome English
- pity English
- pitysome English
- self-pity English
- unpitiful English
- unpitifully English
- unpitifulness English
- unpity English
- pitye Middle English
- pityful Middle English