| slovo | definícia |
pitiful
(encz) | pitiful,soucitný adj: |
pitiful
(encz) | pitiful,žalostný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Pitiful
(gcide) | Pitiful \Pit"i*ful\, a.
1. Full of pity; tender-hearted; compassionate; kind;
merciful; sympathetic.
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The Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.
--James v. 11.
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2. Piteous; lamentable; eliciting compassion.
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A thing, indeed, very pitiful and horrible.
--Spenser.
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3. To be pitied for littleness or meanness; miserable;
paltry; contemptible; despicable.
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That's villainous, and shows a most pitiful ambition
in the fool that uses it. --Shak.
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Syn: Despicable; mean; paltry. See Contemptible.
[1913 Webster] -- Pit"i*ful*ly, adv. --
Pit"i*ful*ness, n.
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pitiful
(wn) | pitiful
adj 1: inspiring mixed contempt and pity; "their efforts were
pathetic"; "pitiable lack of character"; "pitiful
exhibition of cowardice" [syn: pathetic, pitiable,
pitiful]
2: bad; unfortunate; "my finances were in a deplorable state";
"a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape"; "a
sorry state of affairs" [syn: deplorable, distressing,
lamentable, pitiful, sad, sorry]
3: deserving or inciting pity; "a hapless victim"; "miserable
victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as
extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy; "piteous appeals for
help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful fate"; "Oh,
you poor thing"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "a wretched
life" [syn: hapless, miserable, misfortunate,
pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor,
wretched] |
pitiful
(devil) | PITIFUL, adj. The state of an enemy of opponent after an imaginary
encounter with oneself.
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pitiful
(encz) | pitiful,soucitný adj: pitiful,žalostný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
pitifully
(encz) | pitifully,žalostně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
Pitifully
(gcide) | Pitiful \Pit"i*ful\, a.
1. Full of pity; tender-hearted; compassionate; kind;
merciful; sympathetic.
[1913 Webster]
The Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.
--James v. 11.
[1913 Webster]
2. Piteous; lamentable; eliciting compassion.
[1913 Webster]
A thing, indeed, very pitiful and horrible.
--Spenser.
[1913 Webster]
3. To be pitied for littleness or meanness; miserable;
paltry; contemptible; despicable.
[1913 Webster]
That's villainous, and shows a most pitiful ambition
in the fool that uses it. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Despicable; mean; paltry. See Contemptible.
[1913 Webster] -- Pit"i*ful*ly, adv. --
Pit"i*ful*ness, n.
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Pitifulness
(gcide) | Pitiful \Pit"i*ful\, a.
1. Full of pity; tender-hearted; compassionate; kind;
merciful; sympathetic.
[1913 Webster]
The Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.
--James v. 11.
[1913 Webster]
2. Piteous; lamentable; eliciting compassion.
[1913 Webster]
A thing, indeed, very pitiful and horrible.
--Spenser.
[1913 Webster]
3. To be pitied for littleness or meanness; miserable;
paltry; contemptible; despicable.
[1913 Webster]
That's villainous, and shows a most pitiful ambition
in the fool that uses it. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Despicable; mean; paltry. See Contemptible.
[1913 Webster] -- Pit"i*ful*ly, adv. --
Pit"i*ful*ness, n.
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Unpitiful
(gcide) | Unpitiful \Unpitiful\
See pitiful. |
pitiful
(wn) | pitiful
adj 1: inspiring mixed contempt and pity; "their efforts were
pathetic"; "pitiable lack of character"; "pitiful
exhibition of cowardice" [syn: pathetic, pitiable,
pitiful]
2: bad; unfortunate; "my finances were in a deplorable state";
"a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape"; "a
sorry state of affairs" [syn: deplorable, distressing,
lamentable, pitiful, sad, sorry]
3: deserving or inciting pity; "a hapless victim"; "miserable
victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as
extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy; "piteous appeals for
help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful fate"; "Oh,
you poor thing"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "a wretched
life" [syn: hapless, miserable, misfortunate,
pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor,
wretched] |
pitifully
(wn) | pitifully
adv 1: to a pitiful degree; "wages were pitifully low,
particularly the wages of women" |
pitiful
(devil) | PITIFUL, adj. The state of an enemy of opponent after an imaginary
encounter with oneself.
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