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)

1. poor; lousy (of low quality)
2. (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