pitoyable
adjective
Syllable Decomposition
pitoyablein Old French piteable, derived from pity with the suffix -able. The form pitoyable is analogical to the evolution of apitier into apitoyer. It has supplanted the Old and Middle French pitable "inclined to pity" (13th-14th centuries), derived from piteous.
Definitions
Plural
pitoyables
Translations
english:piteous
spanish:lamentable
greek:αξιολύπητος
See also
impitoyabilité (cn.) pitoyables (adj.) apitoyer (v.) apitoiement (cn.) impitoyable (adj.) pitié (cn.)