erbärmlich
Meaning
pitiful, miserable, pathetic, wretched
Concepts
Synonyms
Mitleid erregend
erbarmenswert
bejammernswert
schwanzlos
gemeiner Kerl
zu bedauern
letztklassig
armes Schwein
arm dran
armer Kerl
armer Teufel
Translations
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌɛɐ̯ˈbɛʁmlɪç/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Middle High German erbarmeclich, from Old High German irbarmalīh. By surface analysis, erbarmen + -lich.
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