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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
1P2I3T4Y

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

01Kind sorrow4 letters
02Sympathetic sorrow4 letters

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