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

Derived terms

piètrement
piètrerie

Further reading

“piètre” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

épître, pétrie

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