Piteously

Piteous Pit"e*ous, a. [OE. pitous, OF. pitos, F. piteux. See {Pity}.] 1. Pious; devout. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

The Lord can deliver piteous men from temptation. --Wyclif. [1913 Webster]

2. Evincing pity, compassion, or sympathy; compassionate; tender. ``[She] piteous of his case.'' --Pope. [1913 Webster]

She was so charitable and so pitous. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

3. Fitted to excite pity or sympathy; wretched; miserable; lamentable; sad; as, a piteous case. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

The most piteous tale of Lear. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

4. Paltry; mean; pitiful. ``Piteous amends.'' --Milton. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Sorrowful; mournful; affecting; doleful; woeful; rueful; sad; wretched; miserable; pitiable; pitiful; compassionate. [1913 Webster] -- {Pit"e*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Pit"e*ous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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piteously — piteous ► ADJECTIVE ▪ deserving or arousing pity. DERIVATIVES piteously adverb piteousness noun. ORIGIN Old French piteus, from Latin pietas dutifulness … English terms dictionary
piteously — adverb see piteous … New Collegiate Dictionary
piteously — See piteous. * * * … Universalium
piteously — adverb In a piteous manner; pathetically; plaintively … Wiktionary
piteously — adv. RG. 449, 508 … Oldest English Words
piteously — pÉªtÉªÉ™slÉª adv. pathetically, pitiably, wretchedly, in a manner that arouses compassion … English contemporary dictionary
piteously — pit·e·ous·ly … English syllables
piteously — See: piteous … English dictionary
piteously — adverb in a piteous manner (Freq. 1) • Derived from adjective: ↑piteous … Useful english dictionary
piteous — piteously, adv. piteousness, n. /pit ee euhs/, adj. 1. evoking or deserving pity; pathetic: piteous cries for help. 2. Archaic. compassionate. [1250 1300; ME; r. pitous < OF < ML pietosus. See PITY, OUS] Syn. 1. affecting, moving, distressing,… … Universalium

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