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pit·e·ous  (pt-s)

adj.

1. Demanding or arousing pity: a piteous appeal for help. See Synonyms at pathetic.

2. Archaic Pitying; compassionate.

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[Middle English, from Old French piteus, from Late Latin pietsus, merciful, from Latin piets, compassion; see piety.]

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pite·ous·ly adv.

pite·ous·ness n.

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piteous [ˈpɪtɪəs]

adj

1. exciting or deserving pity

2. Archaic having or expressing pity

piteously  adv

piteousness  n

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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.

Thesaurus

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" misfortunate, pathetic, hapless, poor, miserable, pitiable, pitiful, wretched 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

Translations

piteous [ˈpɪtɪəs] ADJ [cry] → lastimero; [expression, story] → lastimoso
it was a piteous sight → daba lástima verlo

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piteous [ˈpɪtiəs] adj → pitoyable

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piteous

adj → mitleiderregend; sounds → kläglich

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piteous [ˈpɪtɪəs] adj → pietoso/a

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piteous pity