Deserving of pity or sympathy; pitiable, miserable, ‘poor’; helpless, defenceless. Cf. silly, adj. 4 2b.
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| 释义 | the mind > emotion > compassion > quality of exciting pity > [adjective] > deserving pity (4) seely1297 Deserving of pity or sympathy; pitiable, miserable, ‘poor’; helpless, defenceless. Cf. silly, adj. 4 2b. sillya1522 That provokes sympathy or compassion; that is to be pitied; unfortunate, wretched. Now rare (English regional (northern) and Scottish in later… commiserable1592 Deserving of commiseration; pitiable. Subcategories:— specifically of the soul (1) |
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