PITIFULLER

Etymology

Adjective

pitifuller

comparative form of pitiful

Source: Wiktionary


PITIFUL

Pit"i*ful, a.

1. Full of pity; tender-hearted; compassionate; kind; merciful; sympathetic. The Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy. James v. 11.

2. Piteous; lamentable; eliciting compassion. A thing, indeed, very pitiful and horrible. Spenser.

3. To be pitied for littleness or meanness; miserable; paltry; contemptible; despicable. That's villainous, and shows a most pitiful ambition in the fool that uses it. Shak.

Syn.

– Despicable; mean; paltry. See Contemptible.

– Pit"i*ful*ly, adv.

– Pit"i*ful*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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