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  • 41Pitiableness — Pitiable Pit i*a*ble, a. [Cf. OF. pitiable, F. pitoyable.] Deserving pity; wworthy of, or exciting, compassion; miserable; lamentable; piteous; as, pitiable persons; a pitiable condition; pitiable wretchedness. [1913 Webster] Syn: Sorrowful;… …

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  • 42Pitiably — Pitiable Pit i*a*ble, a. [Cf. OF. pitiable, F. pitoyable.] Deserving pity; wworthy of, or exciting, compassion; miserable; lamentable; piteous; as, pitiable persons; a pitiable condition; pitiable wretchedness. [1913 Webster] Syn: Sorrowful;… …

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  • 43Seediness — Seed i*ness, n. The quality or state of being seedy, shabby, or worn out; a state of wretchedness or exhaustion. [Colloq.] G. Eliot. [1913 Webster] What is called seediness, after a debauch, is a plain proof that nature has been outraged. J. S.… …

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  • 44Woefulness — Woe ful*ness, Wofulness Wo ful*ness, n. The quality or state of being woeful; misery; wretchedness. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 45Wofulness — Woefulness Woe ful*ness, Wofulness Wo ful*ness, n. The quality or state of being woeful; misery; wretchedness. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 46contemptible — adjective Date: 14th century 1. worthy of contempt 2. obsolete scornful, contemptuous • contemptibility noun • contemptibleness noun • contemptibly adverb Synonyms …

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  • 47wretched — adjective Etymology: Middle English, irregular from wretch Date: 12th century 1. deeply afflicted, dejected, or distressed in body or mind 2. extremely or deplorably bad or distressing < was in wretched health > < a wretched accident > 3. a.&#8230; …

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  • 48Elizabeth I of England — Infobox British Royalty|majesty name = Elizabeth I title = Queen of England and Ireland caption = Elizabeth I , Darnley Portrait , c. 1575 reign = 17 November 1558 – 24 March 1603 coronation = 15 January 1559 predecessor = Mary I successor =&#8230; …

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  • 49Giacomo Leopardi — Giacomo Taldegardo Francesco di Sales Saverio Pietro Leopardi Born June 29, 1798(1798 06 29) Recanat …

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  • 50Pensées — The Pensées (literally, thoughts ) represented a defense of the Christian religion by Blaise Pascal, the renowned 17th century philosopher and mathematician. Pascal s religious conversion led him into a life of asceticism, and the Pensées was in&#8230; …

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