deserving+pity
101Ionians (The) — The Ionians Malcolm Schofield THALES AND OTHERS The Greeks agreed that philosophy had begun with Thales. However they did not know much about his views.1 What survives is mostly a potent legend. Herodotus tells stories of his practical ingenuity …
102piteous — adjective deserving or arousing pity. Derivatives piteously adverb piteousness noun Origin ME: from OFr. piteus, from L. pietas (see piety) …
103pitiable — adjective 1》 deserving or arousing pity. 2》 contemptibly poor or small. Derivatives pitiableness noun pitiably adverb …
104pitiful — adjective 1》 deserving or arousing pity. ↘archaic compassionate. 2》 very small or poor; inadequate: a pitiful attempt. Derivatives pitifully adverb pitifulness noun …
105poor — adjective 1》 lacking sufficient money to live at a standard considered comfortable or normal. 2》 of a low or inferior standard or quality. ↘(poor in) lacking in. 3》 deserving of pity or sympathy. Phrases the poor man s an inferior or cheaper… …
106silly — adjective (sillier, silliest) 1》 lacking in common sense or judgement; foolish. 2》 trivial or frivolous. 3》 archaic helpless; defenceless. 4》 Cricket denoting fielding positions very close to the batsman: silly mid on. noun (plural sillies)… …
107contemptible — adj Contemptible, despicable, pitiable, sorry, scurvy, cheap, beggarly, shabby are comparable when they mean arousing or deserving scorn or disdain. Contemptible applies to whatever inspires such scorn or disdain for any reason however great or… …
108piteous — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ deserving or arousing pity. DERIVATIVES piteously adverb piteousness noun. ORIGIN Old French piteus, from Latin pietas dutifulness …
109piteously — piteous ► ADJECTIVE ▪ deserving or arousing pity. DERIVATIVES piteously adverb piteousness noun. ORIGIN Old French piteus, from Latin pietas dutifulness …
110piteousness — piteous ► ADJECTIVE ▪ deserving or arousing pity. DERIVATIVES piteously adverb piteousness noun. ORIGIN Old French piteus, from Latin pietas dutifulness …
