pitiably
41pitiable — UK [ˈpɪtɪəb(ə)l] / US adjective formal making you feel sympathy and sadness the pitiable conditions in the refugee camps Derived word: pitiably adverb …
42pitiable — /ˈpɪtiəbəl / (say piteeuhbuhl) adjective 1. deserving to be pitied; such as justly to excite pity; lamentable; deplorable: *they – the men, anyway – were liable to heavy punishment if discovered. They were considered amusing and revolting, but… …
43miserable — ► ADJECTIVE 1) wretchedly unhappy or depressed. 2) causing unhappiness or discomfort. 3) morose and humourless. 4) pitiably small or inadequate. 5) Austral./NZ & Scottish miserly. DERIVATIVES miserableness noun …
44miserableness — miserable ► ADJECTIVE 1) wretchedly unhappy or depressed. 2) causing unhappiness or discomfort. 3) morose and humourless. 4) pitiably small or inadequate. 5) Austral./NZ & Scottish miserly. DERIVATIVES miserableness noun …
45miserably — miserable ► ADJECTIVE 1) wretchedly unhappy or depressed. 2) causing unhappiness or discomfort. 3) morose and humourless. 4) pitiably small or inadequate. 5) Austral./NZ & Scottish miserly. DERIVATIVES miserableness noun …
46miserliness — miserly ► ADJECTIVE 1) having the characteristics of a miser. 2) (of a quantity) pitiably small. DERIVATIVES miserliness noun …
47miserly — ► ADJECTIVE 1) having the characteristics of a miser. 2) (of a quantity) pitiably small. DERIVATIVES miserliness noun …
48pitiable — ► ADJECTIVE 1) deserving or arousing pity. 2) contemptibly poor or small. DERIVATIVES pitiably adverb …
49nebbish — ☆ nebbish [neb′ish ] n. [< Yiddish nebekh, pity, pitiably] a person who is pitifully inept, ineffective, shy, dull, etc. nebbishy adj …
50pitiable — [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 …
