a. [ Cf. OF. pitiable, F. pitoyable. ] Deserving pity; wworthy of, or exciting, compassion; miserable; lamentable; piteous;
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n. One who pities. Gauden. [ 1913 Webster ]
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The Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy. James v. 11. [ 1913 Webster ]
A thing, indeed, very pitiful and horrible. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
That's villainous, and shows a most pitiful ambition in the fool that uses it. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
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