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ελεεινός — meaning in English

eleeinos

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English meaning

  • deplorable adj Shockingly bad or unacceptable; deserving strong disapproval.
  • disgraceful adj Shameful; deserving strong criticism.
  • forlorn adj Sad and lonely, especially from feeling abandoned.
  • wretched adj Extremely unhappy or in a miserable, unfortunate state.

Senses

ελεεινός is used for these senses in English:

  • deplorable Deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad, wretched.
  • disgraceful Bringing or warranting disgrace; shameful.
  • forlorn Pitifully sad, wretched, miserable; lonely, especially from feeling abandoned, deserted, forsaken.
  • wretched Of a person, etc.: behaving in a manner causing contempt; base, despicable, wicked.

deplorable — full definition

  1. adj Shockingly bad or unacceptable; deserving strong disapproval.
  2. adj Extremely regrettable or sad; worthy of pity.

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