pitoyable

French

Etymology

From pitié +‎ -able, phonologically altered after apitoyer.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pi.twa.jabl/
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Adjective

pitoyable (plural pitoyables)

pitiful; pathetic, contemptible
Synonym: pathétique

Derived terms

impitoyable

Further reading

“pitoyable” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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