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Usually means: Evoking sympathy through sorrow, suffering.
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piteous : Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
piteous : Merriam-Webster
piteous : Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
piteous : American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
piteous : Collins English Dictionary
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Piteous , piteous : Wordnik
piteous : Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
piteous : Wiktionary
piteous : Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
piteous : The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
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Piteous , piteous : Dictionary.com
piteous : Online Etymology Dictionary
Piteous : Online Plain Text English Dictionary
piteous : Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
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Piteous : AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
piteous : Webster's 1828 Dictionary
piteous : FreeDictionary.org
piteous : The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
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▸ adjective : Provoking pity, compassion, or sympathy.
▸ adjective : (obsolete) Showing devotion to God.
▸ adjective : (obsolete) Showing compassion.
▸ adjective : (obsolete) Of little importance or value.
pathetic ,
pitiable ,
pitiful ,
miserable ,
wretched ,
misfortunate ,
unfortunate ,
hapless ,
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