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Definition of 'piteous'English
Adjective
( en-adj)
pitiful; evincing pity, compassion, or sympathy.
* Shakespeare
- The most piteous tale of Lear.
(obsolete) pious; devout
* Wyclif
- The Lord can deliver piteous men from temptation.
(obsolete) compassionate; tender
* Alexander Pope
- [She was] piteous of his case.
(obsolete) paltry; mean; pitiful
- (Milton)
Synonyms
* pathetic
Derived terms
* piteously
Related terms
* see (pity)
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