piètre
See also: pietre
French
Etymology
From Old French piestre, peestre, paëstre, inherited from Latin pedester, 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