deserving+pity
21pit´e|ous|ly — pit|e|ous «PIHT ee uhs», adjective. 1. to be pitied; moving the heart; deserving pity: »The starving children were a piteous sight. SYNONYM(S): pathetic, pitiable. See syn. under pitiful. (Cf. ↑pitiful) 2. Archaic. full of pity; compassionate;… …
22pit|e|ous — «PIHT ee uhs», adjective. 1. to be pitied; moving the heart; deserving pity: »The starving children were a piteous sight. SYNONYM(S): pathetic, pitiable. See syn. under pitiful. (Cf. ↑pitiful) 2. Archaic. full of pity; compassionate; merciful …
23pit´i|a|bly — pit|i|a|ble «PIHT ee uh buhl», adjective. 1. to be pitied; moving the heart; deserving pity: »The sick cat was a pitiable sight. SYNONYM(S): lamentable, deplorable. See syn. under pitiful. (Cf. ↑pitiful) 2. deserving contempt; to be scorned;… …
24pit´i|a|ble|ness — pit|i|a|ble «PIHT ee uh buhl», adjective. 1. to be pitied; moving the heart; deserving pity: »The sick cat was a pitiable sight. SYNONYM(S): lamentable, deplorable. See syn. under pitiful. (Cf. ↑pitiful) 2. deserving contempt; to be scorned;… …
25pit|i|a|ble — «PIHT ee uh buhl», adjective. 1. to be pitied; moving the heart; deserving pity: »The sick cat was a pitiable sight. SYNONYM(S): lamentable, deplorable. See syn. under pitiful. (Cf. ↑pitiful) 2. deserving contempt; to be scorned; mean;… …
26piteous — 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,… …
27rueful — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. sorrowful, regretful, doleful; pitiable, deplorable, pathetic. See dejection, pain, regret. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Penitent] Syn. contrite, remorseful, regretful; see ashamed , sorry 1 . 2.… …
28ruthful — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Arousing or deserving pity: pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, rueful. See PITY …
29piteous — a. 1. Sorrowful, mournful, woful, doleful, rueful, affecting, distressing, grievous, moving pity, exciting compassion. 2. Pitiable, deplorable, wretched, miserable, deserving pity, to be pitied, lamentable. 3. Compassionate, tender …
30confusable words — 1. Words are most often confused because they are alike in form (or spelling) and in some aspect of meaning, as with fortunate and fortuitous, or prevaricate and procrastinate. Some sets are confused simply in spelling, although the meanings and… …
