piteous
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piteous
that which exhibits suffering and misery: piteous poverty
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pit·e·ous
(pĭt′ē-əs)adj.
1. Demanding or arousing pity: a piteous appeal for help. See Synonyms at pathetic.
2. Archaic Pitying; compassionate.
[Middle English, from Old French piteus, from Late Latin pietōsus, merciful, from Latin pietās, compassion; see piety.]
pit′e·ous·ly adv.
pit′e·ous·ness n.
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piteous
(ˈpɪtɪəs)adj
1. exciting or deserving pity
2. archaic having or expressing pity
ˈpiteously adv
ˈpiteousness n
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pit•e•ous
(ˈpɪt i əs)adj.
evoking or deserving pity; pathetic.
pit′e•ous•ly, adv.
pit′e•ous•ness, n.
syn: See pitiful.
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piteous
, pitiable, pitiful - Piteous is generally not used when speaking of people, pitiable means "able to be pitied," and pitiful most often means "insignificant; below contempt."See also related terms for insignificant.
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Adj. | 1. | piteous - deserving or inciting pity; "a hapless victim"; "miserable victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy; "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful fate"; "Oh, you poor thing"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "a wretched life" unfortunate - not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune; "an unfortunate turn of events"; "an unfortunate decision"; "unfortunate investments"; "an unfortunate night for all concerned" |
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piteous
adjective pathetic, moving, affecting, distressing, sad, miserable, dismal, poignant, harrowing, heartbreaking, grievous, pitiful, woeful, deplorable, mournful, lamentable, plaintive, heart-rending, sorrowful, gut-wrenching, wretched, doleful, pitiable a piteous sight
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piteous
adjective2. Archaic. Feeling or expressing pity:
Archaic: pitiful.
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Translations
مُثير للعَطْف والشَّفَقَه
soucitnýúpěnlivýžalostný
hjerteskærende
vorkunnsamur
acıklıhüzünlü
piteous
[ˈpɪtɪəs] ADJ [cry] → lastimero; [expression, story] → lastimosoit was a piteous sight → daba lástima verlo
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piteous
adj → mitleiderregend; sounds → kläglich
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piteous
[ˈpɪtɪəs] adj → pietoso/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
pity
(ˈpiti) noun1. a feeling of sorrow for the troubles and sufferings of others. He felt a great pity for her.
2. a cause of sorrow or regret. What a pity (that) she can't come.
verb to feel pity for (someone). She pitied him; She is to be pitied.
piteous (ˈpitiəs) adjective pitiful. a piteous cry/sight.
ˈpiteously adverbˈpiteousness noun
ˈpitiable adjective
pitiful. He was in a pitiable condition; He made a pitiable attempt.
ˈpitiably adverbˈpitiful adjective
1. very sad; causing pity. a pitiful sight.
2. very poor, bad etc; causing contempt. a pitiful attempt; a pitiful amount of money.
ˈpitifully adverbˈpitifulness noun
ˈpitiless adjective
without pity. pitiless cruelty.
ˈpitilessly adverbˈpitilessness noun
ˈpityingly adverb
in a way which shows that one feels pity for someone. He looked at her pityingly.
have pity on to feel pity for (someone because of something). Have pity on the old man.
take pity on to act kindly, or relent, towards (someone), from a feeling of pity. He took pity on the hungry children and gave them food.
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