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- Dictionarypiteous/ˈpɪtɪəs/
adjective
- 1. deserving or arousing pity: "a piteous cry"
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Piteous means causing you to feel sadness and sympathy. Learn more about its usage, synonyms and examples from the Cambridge Dictionary and the Hansard archive.
Piteous means of a kind to move to pity or compassion. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries for piteous.
Use the adjective piteous when you want to describe something that deserves your feelings of compassion and sympathy. A baby's cry, a miserable facial expression, and a pleading voice can all be piteous if they make you feel bad and want to help. The root word of piteous is the Latin pietas, meaning dutiful conduct
adjective. us / ˈpɪt̬.i.əs / uk / ˈpɪt.i.əs / Add to word list Add to word list. causing you to feel sadness and sympathy: The kitten gave a piteous cry. Synonyms. pitiable formal. pitiful. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Sympathy & compassion. aw. bad/hard/tough luck! idiom. better luck next time idiom. bleeding heart. cheese.
Piteous means so sad that you feel great pity for the person involved. See synonyms, pronunciation, collocations, sentences and word origin of piteous.
Piteous means evoking or deserving pity; pathetic. It is an archaic word that can be used to describe cries, appeals, or situations. See how to use piteous in a sentence and its synonyms.
Piteous is an adjective that means deserving pity or causing you to feel pity. It is often used in literary contexts and has a synonym pathetic. Learn how to pronounce, spell and use it with examples and grammar notes.
