piteous
From LSJ
Ἐς δὲ τὰ ἔσχατα νουσήματα αἱ ἔσχαται θεραπεῖαι ἐς ἀκριβείην, κράτισται → But for extreme illnesses, extreme remedies, applied with severe exactitude, are the best (Hippocrates, Aphorism 6)
Ἐς δὲ τὰ ἔσχατα νουσήματα αἱ ἔσχαται θεραπεῖαι ἐς ἀκριβείην, κράτισται → But for extreme illnesses, extreme remedies, applied with severe exactitude, are the best (Hippocrates, Aphorism 6)
P. and V. οἰκτρός, δυστυχής, δυσδαίμων, ἄθλιος, ταλαίπωρος. P. ἐλεεινός, Ar. and V. ἐλεινός, V. ἔποικτος, ἐπαίκτιστος; see also miserable.