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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pit•e•ous /ˈpɪtiəs/USA pronunciation adj. - arousing a feeling of pity;
deserving pity;
pathetic:the piteous cry of a lost child.
pit•e•ous•ly, adv.: crying piteously in the night. pit•e•ous•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pit•e•ous (pit′ē əs),USA pronunciation adj. - evoking or deserving pity;
pathetic:piteous cries for help. - [Archaic.]compassionate.
- Medieval Latin pietōsus. See pity, -ous
- Old French
- 1250–1300; Middle English; replacing pitous
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged affecting, moving, distressing, lamentable, woeful, sad, wretched, sorrowful. See pitiful.
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