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Word entry · 4 letters

pity

Best crossword clue

"Kind sorrow"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /ˈpɪt.i/Part of speech verb, nounSorted iptyStarts with PEnds with Y2 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. share the suffering of

Word origin

From Middle English pitye, pitie, pittye, pitee, pite, from Anglo-Norman pité, pittee etc., from Old French pitet, pitié, from Latin pietās. See also the doublets pietà and piety.

Used in a sentence

  • “I can't feel any pity towards the gang, who got injured while attempting to break into a flat.”
  • “take pity on someone”
  • “He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord.”

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01“Kind sorrow”4 letters
02“Sympathetic sorrow”4 letters

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