pitiable
/ˈpɪtiəbəl/PIH-tee-uh-buhl
/ˈpɪtiəbəl/PIH-tee-uh-buhl
Meaningable to be pitied
Common meaning: deserving pity
- pitdutiful, devoutLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1381 · scan
- inoun ending: study, state or act
- ableable to be
Journey through time
- Latinpius‘dutiful, devout’
- Middle Englishpitésource
- Englishpity‘sorrow for another's suffering’
- Englishformed in English from pitypitiable‘deserving pity’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from pity + -able.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), PITY, p.447 · scan
Roots
- pius Latin “dutiful, devout”
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