单词 | piteous |
释义 | piteous —piteously, adv. —piteousness, n. /pit"ee euhs/, adj. 1. evoking or deserving pity; pathetic: piteous cries for help. 2. Archaic. compassionate. [1250-1300; ME; r. pitous < OF < ML pietosus. See PITY, -OUS] Syn. 1. affecting, moving, distressing, lamentable, woeful, sad, wretched, sorrowful. See pitiful. |
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