commiserableadj.

Brit.

/kəˈmɪz(ə)rəbl/, U.S.

/kəˈmɪzərb(ə)l/,

/kəˈmɪz(ə)rəbəl/

Forms: 1500s– commiserable, 1600s commisserable.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin commiserārī , -ble suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin commiserārī commiserate v. + -ble suffix, after miserable adj. Compare post-classical Latin commiserabilis worthy of pity (5th cent.).With sense 2 compare miserable adj. 5 and the discussion at that entry; compare also earlier commiserant adj., commiserate adj., commiserating adj., and commiserative adj.

1. Deserving of commiseration; pitiable.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > compassion > quality of exciting pity > [adjective] > deserving pity

seely1297

sillya1522

commiserable1592

1592 G. Harvey Foure Lett. ii. 12 Such sorry distressed creatures..whose afflicted case, to euery charitable, or compassionate mind cannot but seeme most commiserable.

1622 F. Bacon Let. in Wks. (1857–74) XIV. 385 All commiserable persons..are apt to think that all men pity them.

a1670 J. Hacket Scrinia Reserata (1693) i. 201 Their commiserable condition.

a1711 T. Ken Hymnarium 78 in Wks. (1721) II. Thy Ears will open be, To hear the least commiserable Plea.

1741 T. Morgan Physico-Theol. iv. 132 Without this social, derivative Happiness, Man would be the most forelorn, wretched, and commiserable Object in the Creation.

1830 Southern Rev. May 481 The future heir of Newstead..experienced all that makes the lot of the fatherless so commiserable.

1873 F. Hall Mod. Eng. 193 (note) Acutely conscious what commiserable objects I consent to be ranked with, for my hesitation.

1906 E. P. Evans Criminal Prosecution & Capital Punishm. Animals ii. 231 The tendency to pity the vicious individual as the passive product and commiserable victim of unfortunate conditions.

1998 Washington Post (Nexis) 11 Oct. June..couldn't be less commiserable. Middle-aged, having ripped her family to shreds but still not satiated.

†2. Full of or characterized by commiseration; pitying, compassionate; sympathetic. Obsolete (rare after 17th cent.).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > compassion > [adjective] > showing or expressing

commiserate1593

commiserantc1606

commiserating1609

commiserative1614

commiserable1618

compassionating1635

compassioning1830

1618 T. Gainsford True Hist. P. Warbeck 73 Neither Gentleman, nor man of worth hath extended a..commisserable arme of assistance toward you.

1635 J. Hawkins tr. P. Aretino Paraphr. Seaven Psalmes iii. 77 Thou wilt be more commiserable [It. pio] to me, then I haue been wretchedly cruell against thee.

1835 E. Stuart-Wortley Village Churchyard I. 9 Where no commiserable friends may come To soothe or share the horrors of their doom.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	commiserable
释义	commiserableadj. Brit. /kəˈmɪz(ə)rəbl/, U.S. /kəˈmɪzərb(ə)l/, /kəˈmɪz(ə)rəbəl/ Forms: 1500s– commiserable, 1600s commisserable. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin commiserārī , -ble suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin commiserārī commiserate v. + -ble suffix, after miserable adj. Compare post-classical Latin commiserabilis worthy of pity (5th cent.).With sense 2 compare miserable adj. 5 and the discussion at that entry; compare also earlier commiserant adj., commiserate adj., commiserating adj., and commiserative adj. 1. Deserving of commiseration; pitiable. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > compassion > quality of exciting pity > [adjective] > deserving pity seely1297 sillya1522 commiserable1592 1592 G. Harvey Foure Lett. ii. 12 Such sorry distressed creatures..whose afflicted case, to euery charitable, or compassionate mind cannot but seeme most commiserable. 1622 F. Bacon Let. in Wks. (1857–74) XIV. 385 All commiserable persons..are apt to think that all men pity them. a1670 J. Hacket Scrinia Reserata (1693) i. 201 Their commiserable condition. a1711 T. Ken Hymnarium 78 in Wks. (1721) II. Thy Ears will open be, To hear the least commiserable Plea. 1741 T. Morgan Physico-Theol. iv. 132 Without this social, derivative Happiness, Man would be the most forelorn, wretched, and commiserable Object in the Creation. 1830 Southern Rev. May 481 The future heir of Newstead..experienced all that makes the lot of the fatherless so commiserable. 1873 F. Hall Mod. Eng. 193 (note) Acutely conscious what commiserable objects I consent to be ranked with, for my hesitation. 1906 E. P. Evans Criminal Prosecution & Capital Punishm. Animals ii. 231 The tendency to pity the vicious individual as the passive product and commiserable victim of unfortunate conditions. 1998 Washington Post (Nexis) 11 Oct. June..couldn't be less commiserable. Middle-aged, having ripped her family to shreds but still not satiated. †2. Full of or characterized by commiseration; pitying, compassionate; sympathetic. Obsolete (rare after 17th cent.). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > compassion > [adjective] > showing or expressing commiserate1593 commiserantc1606 commiserating1609 commiserative1614 commiserable1618 compassionating1635 compassioning1830 1618 T. Gainsford True Hist. P. Warbeck 73 Neither Gentleman, nor man of worth hath extended a..commisserable arme of assistance toward you. 1635 J. Hawkins tr. P. Aretino Paraphr. Seaven Psalmes iii. 77 Thou wilt be more commiserable [It. pio] to me, then I haue been wretchedly cruell against thee. 1835 E. Stuart-Wortley Village Churchyard I. 9 Where no commiserable friends may come To soothe or share the horrors of their doom. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1592
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