unpitiableadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈpɪtɪəbl/, U.S.

/ˌənˈpɪdiəb(ə)l/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and pitiable adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, pitiable adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + pitiable adj.

Not pitiable; impossible or difficult to feel pity for.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > compassion > pitilessness > [adjective] > unpitied > that cannot be pitied

unpitiable1644

unpathetic1694

1644 Bp. J. Hall Devout Soul xii. 56 The unpitiable, interminable, unmitigable tortures of those..never-dying souls.

1695 J. Travers Serm. preached in St. Andrew's Church, Dublin, 8 Oct. 5 'Twould argue a stupidity equally Fatal and Unpittiable, if neither the word of Exhortation should instill, nor the smart of the Scourge inculcate wisdom.

1748 S. Richardson Clarissa VI. lxxiv. 271 Such as sad accident, or unpitiable presumption, threw in their way.

1844 Examiner 5 Oct. 626/1 An elderly gentleman with the military mania is as unpitiable a case as one of the same years in the measles.

1873 ‘G. Eliot’ in J. W. Cross George Eliot's Life (1885) III. 193 I..am at that unpitiable stage of illness which is counterbalanced by extra petting.

1938 R. Macaulay Writings E. M. Forster ii. 24 They take..humourless, unpitiable, indigestible lives..into their hands and pattern them to their liking.

1961 Times Lit. Suppl. 17 Mar. 173/2 The author brings his miser to life convincingly as a gross but not altogether unpitiable person.

2000 E. R. Wingrove Rousseau's Republican Romance iv. 158 The savage female, by contrast, represents the unpitiable (im)possibility of a life without politics.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unpitiable
释义	unpitiableadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈpɪtɪəbl/, U.S. /ˌənˈpɪdiəb(ə)l/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and pitiable adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, pitiable adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + pitiable adj. Not pitiable; impossible or difficult to feel pity for. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > compassion > pitilessness > [adjective] > unpitied > that cannot be pitied unpitiable1644 unpathetic1694 1644 Bp. J. Hall Devout Soul xii. 56 The unpitiable, interminable, unmitigable tortures of those..never-dying souls. 1695 J. Travers Serm. preached in St. Andrew's Church, Dublin, 8 Oct. 5 'Twould argue a stupidity equally Fatal and Unpittiable, if neither the word of Exhortation should instill, nor the smart of the Scourge inculcate wisdom. 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa VI. lxxiv. 271 Such as sad accident, or unpitiable presumption, threw in their way. 1844 Examiner 5 Oct. 626/1 An elderly gentleman with the military mania is as unpitiable a case as one of the same years in the measles. 1873 ‘G. Eliot’ in J. W. Cross George Eliot's Life (1885) III. 193 I..am at that unpitiable stage of illness which is counterbalanced by extra petting. 1938 R. Macaulay Writings E. M. Forster ii. 24 They take..humourless, unpitiable, indigestible lives..into their hands and pattern them to their liking. 1961 Times Lit. Suppl. 17 Mar. 173/2 The author brings his miser to life convincingly as a gross but not altogether unpitiable person. 2000 E. R. Wingrove Rousseau's Republican Romance iv. 158 The savage female, by contrast, represents the unpitiable (im)possibility of a life without politics. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1644
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