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- [pit-ee-uh s]
- /ˈpɪt i əs/
- /ˈpɪt.i.əs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pit-ee-uh s]
- /ˈpɪt i əs/
Definitions of piteous word
- adjective piteous evoking or deserving pity; pathetic: piteous cries for help. 1
- adjective piteous Archaic. compassionate. 1
- adjective piteous pathetic, pitiful 1
- adjective piteous Something that is piteous is so sad that you feel great pity for the person involved. 0
- adjective piteous exciting or deserving pity 0
- adjective piteous having or expressing pity 0
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Origin of piteous
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English; replacing pitous < Old French < Medieval Latin pietōsus. See pity, -ous
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Parts of speech for Piteous
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
piteous popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
piteous usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for piteous
adj piteous
- anguished — Anguished means showing or feeling great mental suffering or physical pain.
- beefing — the flesh of a cow, steer, or bull raised and killed for its meat.
- cast down — If someone is cast down by something, they are sad or worried because of it.
- commiserable — worthy of commiseration; pitiable
- compassionate — If you describe someone or something as compassionate, you mean that they feel or show pity, sympathy, and understanding for people who are suffering.
adjective piteous
- dirgeful — Having the qualities of a dirge; moaning.
- entreating — Present participle of entreat.
- woeful — full of woe; wretched; unhappy: a woeful situation.
adverb piteous
- wretchedly — very unfortunate in condition or circumstances; miserable; pitiable.
Antonyms for piteous
adjective piteous
- dispiteous — malicious; cruel; pitiless.
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