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piteous

 
Dictionary: pit·e·ous   (pĭt'ē-əs) pronunciation
 
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.]

piteously pit'e·ous·ly adv.
piteousness pit'e·ous·ness n.
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Thesaurus: piteous
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adjective

  1. Arousing or deserving pity: pathetic, pitiable, pitiful, poor, rueful, ruthful. See pity.
  2. Feeling or expressing pity: commiserative, compassionate, condolatory, pitying, sympathetic. Archaic pitiful. See feelings, pity.

 
Antonyms: piteous
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adj

Definition: miserable, pathetic
Antonyms: cheerful, happy


 
WordNet: piteous
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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: deserving or inciting pity
  Synonyms: hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched


 
Translations: Piteous
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - medlidende, ynkelig

Nederlands (Dutch)
meelijwekkend

Français (French)
adj. - piteux, pitoyable

Deutsch (German)
adj. - kläglich, mitleiderregend

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αξιολύπητος, οικτρός, θλιβερός

Italiano (Italian)
pietoso, lamentevole

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - lastimável

Русский (Russian)
жалкий, жалобный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - lastimoso, patético, lastimero, lamentable

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - ömklig, ömkansvärd, förtvivlad

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
哀怨的, 可怜的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 哀怨的, 可憐的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 불쌍한, 인정 많은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 哀れな

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) جدير بالشفقه, يرثى له, تافه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מעורר חמלה‬


 
 
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