PITIFUL, adj. The state of an enemy or opponent after an imaginary encounter with oneself.
Ambrose BierceAdvice: The suggestions you give someone else which you hope will work for your benefit.
Ambrose BierceGNU, n. An animal of South Africa, which in its domesticated state resembles a horse, a buffalo and a stag. In its wild condition it is something like a thunderbolt, an earthquake and a cyclone.
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