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adjective
- 1. deserving or arousing pity: "a piteous cry"
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The meaning of PITEOUS is of a kind to move to pity or compassion. How to use piteous in a sentence.
adjective. uk / ˈpɪt.i.əs / us / ˈpɪt̬.i.əs / Add to word list. causing you to feel sadness and sympathy: The kitten gave a piteous cry. Synonyms. pitiable formal. pitiful. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Sympathy & compassion. aw. bad/hard/tough luck! idiom. better luck next time idiom. bleeding heart. cheese. heart-wrenchingly.
Use the adjective piteous when you want to describe something that deserves your feelings of compassion and sympathy. A baby's cry, a miserable facial expression, and a pleading voice can all be piteous if they make you feel bad and want to help. The root word of piteous is the Latin pietas, meaning dutiful conduct
Piteous definition: evoking or deserving pity; pathetic. See examples of PITEOUS used in a sentence.
adjective. us / ˈpɪt̬.i.əs / uk / ˈpɪt.i.əs / Add to word list. causing you to feel sadness and sympathy: The kitten gave a piteous cry. Synonyms. pitiable formal. pitiful. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Sympathy & compassion. aw. bad/hard/tough luck! idiom. better luck next time idiom. bleeding heart. cheese. heart-wrenchingly.
Something that is piteous is so sad that you feel great pity for the person involved.
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. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
Arousing or deserving pity or compassion. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Pitying; compassionate. American Heritage. Synonyms: miserable. misfortunate. hapless. poor. wretched. pitiful. pitiable. pathetic. woeful. pitying. ruined. plaintive. mournful. merciful. compassionate. Antonyms: cheerful. happy. Origin of Piteous.
Definition of piteous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
the quality of causing you to feel sadness and sympathy: They begged with professional and remorseless piteousness. It wasn't the hysteria of her wailing that got to me so much as the piteousness. See. piteous. Fewer examples. His wife pleaded, with all the affection and piteousness of love. She will probably die with heroic piteousness.
