- (a.) Complaining; inviting pity; pitiable.
- (a.) Having a temper or disposition to pity; sympathetic; merciful.
- (v.t.) To have compassion for; to pity; to commiserate; to sympathize with.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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