piètre

See also: pietre

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French piestre, peestre, paëstre, inherited from Latin pedestrem. Doublet of pédestre.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pjɛtʁ/
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Adjective

piètre (plural piètres)

poor; lousy (of low quality)
(archaic) pitiful

Usage notes

Always precedes the noun.

Derived terms

piètrement
piètrerie

Further reading

“piètre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

épître, pétrie

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