säälittävä — meaning in English

English meaning

• compassionate adj Showing genuine concern and kindness toward someone who is suffering.
• pathetic adj Arousing pity or sadness.
• piteous adj Provoking pity, compassion, or sympathy.
• pitiful adj So sad, weak, or inadequate that it arouses pity or contempt.
• rueful adj Causing, feeling, or expressing regret or sorrow, especially in a wry or humorous way.
• ruthful adj Full of sorrow; sorrowful; woeful; rueful.
• sad adj Feeling sorrow or unhappiness.

Senses

säälittävä is used for these senses in English:

• compassionate (obsolete) Inviting or asking for pity.
• piteous Provoking pity, compassion, or sympathy.
• pitiful Of an amount or number: very small.
• rueful Inspiring pity or compassion.
• ruthful Causing pity; piteous.
• sad (slang) Unfashionable; socially inadequate or undesirable.

compassionate — full definition

1. adj Showing genuine concern and kindness toward someone who is suffering.
2. adj Granted as an exception because of a family emergency, illness, or bereavement.

pathetic — full definition

1. adj Arousing pity or sadness.
2. adj So inadequate or feeble as to be contemptible.

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