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View usage for: (pɪtiəs) adjectiveSomething that is piteous is so sad that you feel great pity for the person involved. [written] As they pass by, a piteous wailing is heard. Synonyms: pathetic, moving, affecting, distressing More Synonyms of piteous piteous in British English (ˈpɪtɪəs) adjective1. exciting or deserving pity 2. archaic having or expressing pity Derived forms piteously (ˈpiteously) adverb piteousness (ˈpiteousness) noun piteous in American English (ˈpɪtiəs) adjective arousing or deserving pity or compassion SIMILAR WORDS: ˈpitiful Derived forms piteously (ˈpiteously) adverb piteousness (ˈpiteousness) noun Word origin ME piteus < MFr < OFr pitous < LL(Ec) * pietosus < pietas: see piety Synonyms of 'piteous'pathetic, moving, affecting, distressing More Synonyms of piteous Definition arousing or deserving pity a piteous sight Synonyms moving grievous gut-wrenching Additional synonymsDefinition arousing feelings of pity one of the most affecting pieces of the film Synonyms emotionally moving, touching, sad, pathetic, poignant, saddening, pitiful, pitiable, piteousDefinition very bad or unpleasant Many of them work under deplorable conditions. Synonyms terrible (informal), distressing, dreadful, sad, unfortunate, disastrous, miserable, dire, melancholy, heartbreaking, grievous, regrettable, lamentable, calamitous, wretched, pitiableDefinition gloomy and depressing You can't occupy yourself with dismal thoughts all the time. Synonyms sad, gloomy, melancholy, black, dark, depressing, discouraging, bleak, dreary, sombre, forlorn, despondent, lugubrious, sorrowful, wretched, funereal, cheerless, dolorous- pitch-black
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Additional synonymsthe distressing symptoms of anxiety Synonyms upsetting, worrying, disturbing, painful, affecting, sad, afflicting, harrowing, grievous, hurtful, lamentable, heart-breaking, nerve-racking, gut-wrenching, distressful (literary) Definition dreary or mournful He stared over his glasses with a doleful look. Synonyms mournful, sad, gloomy, depressing, low, painful, distressing, dismal, melancholy, dreary, sombre, pitiful, forlorn, woeful, lugubrious, sorrowful, wretched, funereal, cheerless, woebegone, down in the mouth, dolorousDefinition very upsetting or disturbing a harrowing description of the disaster Synonyms distressing, disturbing, alarming, frightening, painful, terrifying, chilling, traumatic, tormenting, heartbreaking, excruciating, agonizing, nerve-racking, heart-rending, gut-wrenching Definition causing great sadness and pity heart-rending accounts of the disaster Synonyms moving, sad, distressing, affecting, tragic, pathetic, poignant, harrowing, heartbreaking, pitiful, gut-wrenching, piteousone of the most heartbreaking letters I have ever received Synonyms sad, distressing, tragic, bitter, poignant, harrowing, desolating, grievous, pitiful, agonizing, heart-rending, gut-wrenching Definition very unfortunate or disappointing This lamentable state of affairs lasted until 1947. Synonyms regrettable, distressing, tragic, unfortunate, harrowing, grievous, woeful, deplorable, mournful, sorrowful, gut-wrenching Definition mean or ungenerous They have so far accepted only a miserable 1,100 refugees. Synonyms pathetic, low, sorry, disgraceful, mean, shameful, shabby, abject, despicable, deplorable, lamentable, contemptible, scurvy (old-fashioned), pitiable, detestable, piteousDefinition (of a sound) suggestive or reminiscent of grief or sadness the mournful wail of bagpipes Synonyms sad, distressing, unhappy, tragic, painful, afflicting, melancholy, harrowing, grievous, woeful, deplorable, lamentable, plaintive, calamitous, sorrowful, piteousDefinition arousing or deserving pity or contempt Her grandmother seemed to her a pitiable figure. Synonyms pathetic, distressing, miserable, poor, sorry, sad, dismal, harrowing, grievous, woeful, deplorable, mournful, lamentable, gut-wrenching, wretched, doleful, piteousDefinition arousing or deserving great pity or contempt It was the most pitiful sight I had ever seen. Synonyms pathetic, distressing, miserable, harrowing, heartbreaking, grievous, sad, woeful, deplorable, lamentable, heart-rending, gut-wrenching, wretched, pitiable, piteousAdditional synonymsDefinition sad and mournful Her voice was small and plaintive. Synonyms sorrowful, sad, pathetic, melancholy, grievous, pitiful, woeful, wistful, mournful, heart-rending, rueful, grief-stricken, disconsolate, doleful, woebegone, piteousDefinition sharply painful to the feelings a poignant reminder of her sister's death Synonyms moving, touching, affecting, upsetting, sad, bitter, intense, painful, distressing, pathetic, harrowing, heartbreaking, agonizing, heart-rending, gut-wrenching Definition causing, suggesting, or expressing sorrow the sad news of the destruction of a historic building Synonyms tragic, moving, upsetting, dark, sorry, depressing, disastrous, dismal, pathetic, poignant, harrowing, grievous, pitiful, calamitous, heart-rending, pitiableHis father's face looked suddenly soft and sorrowful. Synonyms sad, unhappy, miserable, sorry, depressed, painful, distressed, grieving, dismal, afflicted, melancholy, tearful, heartbroken, woeful, mournful, dejected, rueful, lugubrious, wretched, disconsolate, doleful, heavy-hearted, down in the dumps (informal), woebegone, piteous, sick at heart Definition extremely sad a woeful ballad about lost love Synonyms sad, distressing, tragic, miserable, gloomy, dismal, pathetic, harrowing, heartbreaking, grievous, mournful, plaintive, heart-rending, sorrowful, doleful, piteousDefinition feeling very unhappy The wretched look on the dog's face melted his heart. Synonyms unhappy, depressed, distressed, miserable, gloomy, hopeless, dismal, pathetic, worthless, melancholy, pitiful, forlorn, abject, woeful, dejected, downcast, disconsolate, funereal, crestfallen, doleful, down in the dumps (informal), pitiable, cheerless, woebegone, comfortless, brokenhearted |