self-pitifuladj.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfˈpɪtɪf(ᵿ)l/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfˈpɪdəf(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, pitiful adj.

Etymology: < self- prefix + pitiful adj., after self-pity n. Compare earlier self-pitying adj.

Characterized by self-pity; full of self-pity; = self-pitying adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > compassion > [adjective] > full of self-pity

self-pityinga1628

sorry for oneself1767

self-pitiful1865

1865 A. D. Whitney Gayworthys xxix. 296 She spent herself in an ecstasy of shame and misery; then, at last, she sobbed slow and gently, with a self-pitiful heart-break.

1880 G. Meredith Tragic Comedians I. viii. 196 In the morning she was a dried channel of tears, no longer self-pitiful.

1934 D. Thomas Let. 15 Apr. (1987) 115 I don't feel at all self-pitiful today.

1997 Etnofoor 10 33 Dr. Hardoy confesses, in a self-reflective and self-pitiful mood, that ‘it made me sick to my gut to think like that.’

Derivatives

self-ˈpitifulness n. rare

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > compassion > [noun] > self-pity

self-pity1604

self-pitifulness1880

1880 G. Meredith Tragic Comedians I. viii. 196 The necessity for draining her of her self-pitifulness.

1922 P. Rosenfeld in Dial Jan. 35 It is too late to avoid humankind with the sentimentalities of the popular authors, or the self-pitifulness of the Main Street men.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	self-pitiful
释义	self-pitifuladj. Brit. /ˌsɛlfˈpɪtɪf(ᵿ)l/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈpɪdəf(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, pitiful adj. Etymology: < self- prefix + pitiful adj., after self-pity n. Compare earlier self-pitying adj. Characterized by self-pity; full of self-pity; = self-pitying adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > compassion > [adjective] > full of self-pity self-pityinga1628 sorry for oneself1767 self-pitiful1865 1865 A. D. Whitney Gayworthys xxix. 296 She spent herself in an ecstasy of shame and misery; then, at last, she sobbed slow and gently, with a self-pitiful heart-break. 1880 G. Meredith Tragic Comedians I. viii. 196 In the morning she was a dried channel of tears, no longer self-pitiful. 1934 D. Thomas Let. 15 Apr. (1987) 115 I don't feel at all self-pitiful today. 1997 Etnofoor 10 33 Dr. Hardoy confesses, in a self-reflective and self-pitiful mood, that ‘it made me sick to my gut to think like that.’ Derivatives self-ˈpitifulness n. rare ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > compassion > [noun] > self-pity self-pity1604 self-pitifulness1880 1880 G. Meredith Tragic Comedians I. viii. 196 The necessity for draining her of her self-pitifulness. 1922 P. Rosenfeld in Dial Jan. 35 It is too late to avoid humankind with the sentimentalities of the popular authors, or the self-pitifulness of the Main Street men. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1865
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