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Definition of piteous in English: piteousadjective ˈpɪtɪəsˈpɪdiəs Deserving or arousing pity. 可怜的,使人可怜的 Example sentencesExamples - The girl uttered a cry, long, tremulous, heart-rending, piteous.
- Boromir's attempted martyrdom was a bit self piteous to be sympathetic.
- There isn't a hint of jousting, sacred quests or piteous damsels.
- Herr Schaal's voice was piteous; he was pleading.
- So I'm bent by such grievous tortures, painful to suffer, piteous to behold.
- Thus, the best form of tragedy is one that represents ‘terrible and piteous events’ that befall good and undeserving people.
- Your piteous tribe has committed more to the eternal life and bliss after death then your life here and now.
- Never in my life had I ever heard such a piteous sound.
- This same mother will also tell you not to cut the tree, for it will bleed real blood during the night and cry out with a piteous wail.
- Like a true piteous creature, she slobbered all over.
- As the end neared, she lapsed into a semi-consciousness of raving and then piteous wailing.
- She twisted her hands miserably, with a piteous expression on her face.
- The songbirds had returned, but their calls sounded ever so plaintive and piteous.
- Your efforts never fail to leave me laughing at your piteous attempts.
- My heart goes out to Miss F - sorry for your piteous plight which I induced.
- He'd long forgotten most of the words of this piteous lament, but that was no obstacle.
- She had a hundred years experience when you were still a piteous little child!
- The piteous 11 per cent conviction rate has to be explained somehow.
- The court proved immune to these piteous cries and upheld the sentence, anyway.
- He was crying into his lovely black feathers a piteous sound that tore at Star's heart.
Synonyms distressing, sad, to be pitied, pitiable, pathetic, disturbing, heart-rending, heartbreaking, saddening, moving, affecting, touching, tear-jerking, plaintive, poignant, forlorn, poor, sorry, wretched, abject, miserable, tragic, woeful, lamentable, grievous sad, pitiful, to be pitied, pitiable, pathetic, distressing, heart-rending, heartbreaking, moving, affecting, touching, plaintive, poignant, forlorn, poor, wretched, abject, miserable, tragic, lamentable, grievous
OriginMiddle English: from Old French piteus, from Latin pietas 'piety, pity' (see piety). Definition of piteous in US English: piteousadjectiveˈpɪdiəsˈpidēəs Deserving or arousing pity. 可怜的,使人可怜的 Example sentencesExamples - Thus, the best form of tragedy is one that represents ‘terrible and piteous events’ that befall good and undeserving people.
- She twisted her hands miserably, with a piteous expression on her face.
- This same mother will also tell you not to cut the tree, for it will bleed real blood during the night and cry out with a piteous wail.
- Your efforts never fail to leave me laughing at your piteous attempts.
- So I'm bent by such grievous tortures, painful to suffer, piteous to behold.
- The piteous 11 per cent conviction rate has to be explained somehow.
- He'd long forgotten most of the words of this piteous lament, but that was no obstacle.
- My heart goes out to Miss F - sorry for your piteous plight which I induced.
- Herr Schaal's voice was piteous; he was pleading.
- There isn't a hint of jousting, sacred quests or piteous damsels.
- Like a true piteous creature, she slobbered all over.
- Your piteous tribe has committed more to the eternal life and bliss after death then your life here and now.
- The court proved immune to these piteous cries and upheld the sentence, anyway.
- As the end neared, she lapsed into a semi-consciousness of raving and then piteous wailing.
- The girl uttered a cry, long, tremulous, heart-rending, piteous.
- Boromir's attempted martyrdom was a bit self piteous to be sympathetic.
- Never in my life had I ever heard such a piteous sound.
- The songbirds had returned, but their calls sounded ever so plaintive and piteous.
- She had a hundred years experience when you were still a piteous little child!
- He was crying into his lovely black feathers a piteous sound that tore at Star's heart.
Synonyms distressing, sad, to be pitied, pitiable, pathetic, disturbing, heart-rending, heartbreaking, saddening, moving, affecting, touching, tear-jerking, plaintive, poignant, forlorn, poor, sorry, wretched, abject, miserable, tragic, woeful, lamentable, grievous sad, pitiful, to be pitied, pitiable, pathetic, distressing, heart-rending, heartbreaking, moving, affecting, touching, plaintive, poignant, forlorn, poor, wretched, abject, miserable, tragic, lamentable, grievous
OriginMiddle English: from Old French piteus, from Latin pietas ‘piety, pity’ (see piety). |