Associations to the word «Piteous»
Noun
- Entreaty
- Wail
- Moan
- Plight
- Sob
- Cry
- Groan
- Spectacle
- Woe
- Anguish
- Quixote
- Quiver
- Whine
- Accent
- Outcry
- Sancho
- Agony
- Sufferer
- Shriek
- Appeal
- Trembling
- Begging
- Sigh
- Compassion
- Crying
- Weep
- Tear
- Reproach
- Lament
- Pity
- Grief
- Distress
- Mercy
- Perceiving
- Misery
- Caress
- Sight
- Terror
- Tone
- Despair
- Tenderness
- Scream
- Dinah
- Wretch
- Sorrow
- Weariness
- Twa
- Glance
- Lip
- Complaint
- Murmur
- Suffering
- Tale
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
PITEOUS, adjective. Pitiful; evincing pity, compassion, or sympathy.
PITEOUS, adjective. (obsolete) pious; devout
PITEOUS, adjective. (obsolete) compassionate; tender
PITEOUS, adjective. (obsolete) paltry; mean; pitiful
Dictionary definition
PITEOUS, adjective. Deserving or inciting pity; "a hapless victim"; "miserable victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy; "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful fate"; "Oh, you poor thing"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "a wretched life".
Wise words
It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is
essential is invisible to the eye.