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[いた()···]
itamashii
i adjective

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[いた()···]
itamashii

English Meaning(s) for 痛ましい

i adjective
  1. pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad; hurtful

Definition and Synonyms for 痛ましい

Pitiful inspiring mixed contempt and pity
Synonyms: いじましい, かわいそう, 不憫, 哀れ, 情けない, お気の毒, 気の毒, 浅ましい, 涙ぐましい, 無残, 痛々しい, 痛ましい
Miserable very unhappy
Synonyms: わびしい, ミゼラブル, 不憫, 哀れ, 悲惨, 惨め, 気の毒, 痛ましい
Tragical very sad
Synonyms: むごい, トラジック, 悲劇的, 無残, 痛ましい
Heartrending causing or marked by grief or anguish
Synonyms: 悲痛, 痛ましい
Miserable full of misery
Synonyms: わびしい, ミゼラブル, 不憫, 哀れ, 悲惨, 惨め, 気の毒, 痛ましい
Tragical especially involving grief or death or destruction
Synonyms: むごい, トラジック, 悲劇的, 無残, 痛ましい

Meanings for each kanji in 痛ましい

» pain; hurt; damage; bruise

Stroke Order Diagrams for 痛ましい

Conjugations for 痛ましい

Adjective stem
[いた()··]
itamashi
te-form
[いた()····]
itamashikute
Negative te-form
[いた()······]
itamashikunakute
Adverbial Form
[いた()···]
itamashiku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[いた()···]
itamashii
Present Indicative Negative Form
[いた()·····]
itamashikunai
Past Indicative Form
[いた()·····]
itamashikatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[いた()·······]
itamashikunakatta
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
[いた()·····]
itamashikereba
Present Indicative Negative Form
[いた()·······]
itamashikunakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
[いた()······]
itamashikunakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
[いた()······]
itamashikattara
Present Indicative Negative Form
[いた()········]
itamashikunakattara
Nominalized Form
Objective Form
[いた()···]
itamashisa

Sample Sentences for 痛ましい

We could not bear to listen to the sick child's pathetic cries.
The touching episode came home to me.
He was painfully thin.
Even the most graceful and imposing existing buildings may now be so sadly diminished as to seem slightly ridiculous beside the monster.

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