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.

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.

adj

Definition: miserable, pathetic
Antonyms: cheerful, happy

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The adjective has one meaning:

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

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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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