piteous /pitˈi-əs/

1. Arousing or deserving pity
2. Compassionate (archaic)
3. Paltry (Milton)

pitˈeously adverb

• make a break for
• make a card
• make account of
• make a clean break
• make a clean breast
• make a clean sweep
• make a clean sweep of
• make a day of it
• make a difference
• make a face
• make a fast buck
• make a figure
• make a fool of
• make after
• make a fuss
• make a fuss of
• make against
• make a good fist of
• make a good meal
• make a good thing of it
• make a go of
• make a habit of
• make a hash of
• make a hit with
• make a hole in