Pitying

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pity \Pit"y\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pitied}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Pitying}.]
     1. To feel pity or compassion for; to have sympathy with; to
        compassionate; to commiserate; to have tender feelings
        toward (any one), awakened by a knowledge of suffering.
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              Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord
              pitieth them that fear him.           --Ps. ciii.
                                                    13.
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     2. To move to pity; -- used impersonally. [Obs.]
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              It pitieth them to see her in the dust. --Bk. of
                                                    Com. Prayer.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pitying \Pit"y*ing\, a.
     Expressing pity; as, a pitying eye, glance, or word. --
     {Pit"y*ing*ly}, adv.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pitying
       adj : feeling or expressing sorrow or pity; "a pitying observer
             threw his coat around her shoulders"; "let him perish
             without a pitying thought of ours wasted upon him"-
             Thomas De Quincey [syn: {sorry}, {sorry for(p)}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  22 Moby Thesaurus words for "pitying":
     bleeding, charitable, clement, commiserative, compassionate,
     condolent, forbearant, gentle, human, humane, lenient, melting,
     merciful, ruthful, soft, softhearted, sympathetic, sympathizing,
     tender, tenderhearted, understanding, warmhearted