piteous

Meaning

  1. Provoking pity, compassion, or sympathy.
  2. (obsolete) Showing devotion to God.
  3. (obsolete) Showing compassion.
  4. (obsolete) Of little importance or value.

Synonyms

pitiable
43k
pathetic
B2
pity
B1
pitiful
C1
wretched
C1
miserable
B2
misfortunate
poor
A1
abject
29k
deplorable
28k
sorry
A1
lamentable
47k
hapless
33k
woeful
40k
beggarly
pathetical
plaintive
47k
punk
B2
rueful
scrub
C1
scrubby
seedy
25k
shabby
C2
shoddy
25k
sordid
C2
trashy
21k
whining
C1
woebegone
ropey
stinky
C1
affecting
C2
crestfallen
disgraceful
C2
distressing
20k
doleful
excessive
C1
execrable
forlorn
28k
haggard
29k
hangdog
heart-rending
infelicitous
lousy
B2
moving
A2
Translations

erbärmlich
pitoyable
kläglich

acınacak

pobre
hazin
☹️
misérable
zielig
☹️
povero

Mitleid erregend

desventurat

αξιοθρήνητος

klagend
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
pitous
In summary

From Middle English pitous, from Old French piteus, pitus.

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