单词 | piteous |
释义 | piteous From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpiteouspit‧e‧ous /ˈpɪtiəs/ adjective literarySYMPATHIZEexpressing suffering and sadness in a way that makes you feel pity She gave a long piteous cry. —piteously adverbExamples from the Corpuspiteous• the piteous cries of hungry children• A piteous cry revealed the occupants' identity.• Nor did he have to present himself as piteous in order to feed his everlasting hunger for sympathy.• Angry, snarling crying; piteous moaning.• But finally she is apparently moved by the piteous sight of the distressed supplicant and laboriously counts out 995 roubles change.• Irritable, piteous wailing, even a snarling cry.• Grin stood at the top of the stairway and let out a piteous yowl.Origin piteous (1200-1300) Old French piteus, from Latin pietas; → PITY1 |
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