Synonyms for piteous
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : pit-ee-uhs |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɪt i əs |
Top 10 synonyms for piteous
Définition of piteous
Origin :- c.1300, from Anglo-French pitous, Old French pitos "pious; merciful, compassionate, moved to pity; pitiful" (12c., Modern French piteux), from Medieval Latin pietosus "merciful, pitiful," in Vulgar Latin "dutiful," from Latin pietas "dutiful conduct, compassion" (see piety). Related: Piteously; piteousness.
- adj miserable, pathetic
- Are none to be gentle and kind, none to be piteous and forgiving?
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- The poor fellow gave a piteous moan, but still did not stir.
- Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri
- He began shivering at this again, and his voice sank into a piteous quaver.
- Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
- Stryker turned upon him an expression at once ludicrous, piteous and hateful.
- Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
- She remained kneeling by the chair, looking up at him with a most piteous face.
- Extract from : « Hetty's Strange History » by Anonymous
- It is imperious and obedient, sincere and false, piteous and cruel, timid and bold.
- Extract from : « Reflections » by Francois Duc De La Rochefoucauld
- If the whole affair had not been so piteous it would have seemed grotesque.
- Extract from : « Cleo The Magnificent » by Louis Zangwill
- His face was worn and ashy, but his eyes burned with a piteous fire.
- Extract from : « The Scapegoat » by Hall Caine
- He looked at her piteous face and his strength almost ebbed away.
- Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
- I beg you to pause and consider this girl's piteous condition.
- Extract from : « A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties » by Charles Major
Antonyms for piteous
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