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leidsam.

woeful, distressing, sorrowful

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Meaning & usage

adj/ˈlaɪ̯tˌzaːm//ˈlaɪ̯tˌzam/
  1. woeful, distressing, sorrowful

Where this word comes from

From Middle High German leitsam, from Old High German leidsam, from Proto-West Germanic *laiþsam, equivalent to leid + -sam. Cognate with English loathsome, Scots laithsome.

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