PITEOUS as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • deserving or inciting pity
   Synonym(s)
   • hapless (what does hapless mean?)
   • miserable (what does miserable mean?)
   • misfortunate (what does misfortunate mean?)
   • pathetic (what does pathetic mean?)
   • pitiable (what does pitiable mean?)
   • pitiful (what does pitiful mean?)
   • poor (what does poor mean?)
   • wretched (what does wretched mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a hapless victim
   • miserable victims of war
   • the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic- Galsworthy
   • piteous appeals for help
   • pitiable homeless children
   • a pitiful fate
   • Oh, you poor thing
   • his poor d
   Similar To
   • unfortunate (what does unfortunate mean?)