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Definition of piteous adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

piteous

 adjective
adjective
NAmE//ˈpɪt̮iəs//
 
[usually before noun] (literary)
 
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deserving pity or causing you to feel pity synonym pathetic a piteous cry/sight pity noun verbpitiful adjectivepitiless adjectivepitiable adjectivepiteous adjective
piteously
 
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adverbSee piteous in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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