Saturday, January 6, 2018

Difference between "Pitiful" and "Pitiable"?

Would you be kind enough to explain the nuance between "pitiful" and "pitiable"? My Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary shows two similar meanings for the aforementioned words.




  1. deserving pity or causing you to feel pity.


  2. not deserving respect




I am confused as to why there are two different adjectives with almost the similar meaning and examples.

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