mitleidig — meaning in English
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English meaning
- compassionate adj Showing genuine concern and kindness toward someone who is suffering.
- pitiful adj So sad, weak, or inadequate that it arouses pity or contempt.
Senses
mitleidig is used for these senses in English:
- compassionate Having, feeling or showing compassion (to or toward someone).
- pitiful (colloquial, dialect) In a pitiful manner; pitifully; piteously; pathetically.
compassionate — full definition
- adj Showing genuine concern and kindness toward someone who is suffering.
- adj Granted as an exception because of a family emergency, illness, or bereavement.