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 condi...
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Pitier
Pit″i‐er (?), n. One who pities. Gauden.
Pitiful
Pit″i‐ful (?), a. 1. Full of pity; tender-hearted; compassionate; kind; merciful; sympathetic.The Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy. James v. 11.2. Piteous; lamentable; ...
Pitiless
Pit″i‐less, a. 1. Destitute of pity; hard-hearted; merciless; as, a pitilessmaster; pitiless elements.2. Exciting no pity; as, a pitiless condition.— Pit″i‐less‐ly, adv. — Pit″i...
Pitman
Pit″man (?), n.; pl.Pitmen (�). 1. One who works in a pit, as in mining, in sawing timber, etc.2. (Mach.) The connecting rod in a sawmill; also, sometimes, a connecting rod in o...
Pitot's tube
Pi‐tot's″ tube′ (?). (Hydraul.) A bent tube used to determine the velocity of running water, by placing the curved end under water, and observing the height to which the fluid r...
Pitpan
Pit″pan′ (?), n. A long, flat-bottomed canoe, used for the navigation of rivers and lagoons in Central America. Squier.
Pitpat
Pit″pat′ (?), n. & adv. See Pitapat.
Pitta
Pit″ta (pĭt″tȧ), n.(Zoöl.) Any one of a large group of bright-colored clamatorial birds belonging to Pitta, and allied genera of the family Pittidæ. Most of the species are vari...
Pittacal
Pit″ta‐cal (pĭt″tȧ‐kăl), n. [Gr. πίττα, πίσσα, pitch + καλόσ beautiful: cf. F. pittacale.] (Chem.) A dark blue substance obtained from wood tar. It consists of hydrocarbons whic...
Pittance
Pit″tance (pĭt″tans), n. [OE. pitance, pitaunce, F. pitance; cf. It. pietanza, LL. pitancia, pittantia, pictantia; perh. fr. L. pietas pity, piety, or perhaps akin to E. petty. ...
Pitted
Pit″ted (–tĕd), a. 1. Marked with little pits, as in smallpox. See Pit, v. t., 2.2. (Bot.) Having minute thin spots; as, pitted ducts in the vascular parts of vegetable tissue.
Pitter
Pit″ter (?), n. A contrivance for removing the pits from peaches, plums, and other stone fruit.
Pitter (2)
Pit″ter, v. i. To make a pattering sound; to murmur; as, pittering streams. R. Greene.
Pitter-patter
Pit″ter–pat′ter (?), n. A sound like that of alternating light beats. Also, a pattering of words.
Pitter-patter (2)
Pit″ter–pat′ter, adv. With, or with the sound of, alternating light beats; as, his heart went pitter-patter.
Pittle-pattle
Pit″tle–pat′tle (?), v. i. To talk unmeaningly; to chatter or prattle. Latimer.
Pituitary
Pi‐tu″i‐ta‐ry (?), a. [L. pituita phlegm, pituite: cf. F. pituitarie.] (Anat.) (a) Secreting mucus or phlegm; as, the pituitary membrane, or the mucous membrane which lines the ...
Pituite
Pit″u‐ite (?), n. [L. pituita: cf. F. pituite. Cf. Pip a disease of fowls.] Mucus, phlegm.
Pituitous
Pi‐tu″i‐tous (?), a. [L. pituitosus: cf. F. pituiteux.] Consisting of, or resembling, pituite or mucus; full of mucus; discharging mucus.Pituitous fever(Med.), typhoid fever; en...
Pituitrin
Pi‐tu″i‐trin (?), n.(Biol. Chem.) A substance or extract from the pituitary body.
Pity
Pit″y (?), n.; pl.Pities (#). [OE. pite, OF. pité, pitié, F. pitié, L. pietas piety, kindness, pity. See Pious, and cf. Piety.] 1. Piety. Wyclif.2. A feeling for the sufferings ...
Pity (2)
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 fee...
Pity (3)
Pit″y, v. i. To be compassionate; to show pity.I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy. Jer. xiii. 14.
Pitying
Pit″y‐ing, a. Expressing pity; as, a pitying eye, glance, or word. — Pit″y‐ing‐ly, adv.
Pityriasis
‖Pit′y‐ri″a‐sis (?), n.(Med.) A superficial affection of the skin, characterized by irregular patches of thin scales which are shed in branlike particles.‖Pityriasis versicolor(...
Pityriasis (2)
‖Pit′y‐ri″a‐sis (?), n.(Veter.) A disease of domestic animals characterized by dry epithelial scales, and due to digestive disturbances and alteration of the function of the seb...