1. pitiable, in piteous plight , (Iliad by Homer), etc. 2. of things, pitiable, piteous, lamentable , (Herdotus Historicus), etc. 3. in active sense, piteous , (Odyssey by Homer); οἰκτρᾶς γόον ὄρνιθος, of the nightingale, (Sophocles Tragicus);—;neuter plural as regularly adverb οἰκτρῶς, (Aeschulus Tragicus) —;Besides comparative and Sup. οἰκτρότερος, -τατος, (Homer) has an irreg. Sup. οἴκτιστος (q. see.). (ML)
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oiktros · pitiable · Greek
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