A few days ago
gursimran1998

what does piteously mean?

what does piteously mean?

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A few days ago
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Main Entry: piteously

Part of Speech: adjective

Definition: pathetic

Synonyms: affecting, beseeching, commiserable, deplorable, distressing, doleful, dolorous, entreating, grievous, heart-rending, heartbreaking, imploring, lamentable, melancholy, miserable, mournful, moving, pitiable, pitiful, plaintive, poignant, poor, rueful, ruined, sad, sorrowful, supplicating, woeful, wretched

Notes: piteous is generally not used when speaking of people, pitiable means ‘able to be pitied,’ and pitiful most often means ‘insignificant; below contempt’

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Main Entry: compassionate

Part of Speech: adjective

Definition: kind-hearted

Synonyms: all heart, be big, benevolent, bleeding heart*, charitable, commiserative, forbearing, humane, humanitarian, indulgent, kindly, lenient, live with, merciful, old softie*, piteous, pitying, responsive, soft shell*, soft-hearted, sparing, sympathetic, tender, tender-hearted, understanding, warm, warm-hearted

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A few days ago
freebird
It means in a very heartbreaking or heart-rending way. For example, “The abandoned puppy whined piteously”.

“The starving child wailed piteously.”

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A few days ago
slickkittykattwhopurs
Demanding or arousing pity: a piteous appeal for help. See synonyms at pathetic.

Archaic. Pitying; compassionate.

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5 years ago
Anonymous
it could mean nothing, but if i had to guess i would say that you subconscously think that your father is a righteous person who would not shy away from doing what he knows is honorable and correct even in the face of bribery.
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A few days ago
Baker
Deserving or causing pity; wretched.
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A few days ago
His Biggest Fear
in a piteous manner
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A few days ago
Liz
it mean deserving or inciting pity

ex: “oh you poor thing”

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