piteous
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piteous
- /ˈpɪ.ti.əs/
Where it comes from
From Middle English pitous, from Old French piteus, pitus.
adjective more piteous · most piteous
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Provoking pity, compassion, or sympathy.
[…] with his strong arms
He fastened on my neck, and bellowed out
As he’d burst heaven; threw him on my father;
Told the most piteous tale of Lear and him
That ever ear receiv’d;
Similar: heartbreaking, heartrending, lamentable, pathetic, pitiful, compassionate, pathetisad, piteous, pitiable, pitisome, sad, poor
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Showing devotion to God.
For the Lord kan delyuere piteuouse men fro temptacioun, and kepe wickid men in to the dai of dom to be turmentid;
Similar: devout, pious, Allah-fearing, devoutful, frum, godfearing, heavenly-minded, inward, godly, observant, piteous, practicing
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Showing compassion.
Thine eye begins to speak; set thy tongue there;
Or in thy piteous heart plant thou thine ear;
That hearing how our plaints and prayers do pierce,
Pity may move thee ‘pardon’ to rehearse.
Similar: compassionate, tender
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Of little importance or value.
[…] calling to minde with heed
Part of our Sentence, that thy Seed shall bruise
The Serpents head; piteous amends, unless
Be meant, whom I conjecture, our grand Foe
Satan,
Similar: miserable, paltry, pathetic, mean, pitiful, base, contemptible, floccinaucinihilipilificatious, foolish, for the birds, futile, frivolous
Translations
Every language
adj pitiful
| Español | lamentable |
|---|---|
| Français | pitoyable |
| Русский | жа́лкий žálkij |
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