Etymology

commiserable

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Today it means: pitiable Full definition →

Latin commiseror
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  1. Latin · derived fromcommiseror
  2. English todaycommiserable

Formed as commiser-, the present active indicative stem of the Latin commiseror (whence commiserate) + English -able. Compare miserable.

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