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Examples of piteous
piteous
Her face, if possible, grew a little more livid, her eyes a trifle more piteous.
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Tenor Jon Vickers gave glorious vocal heart to Florestan's piteous degradation.
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Take the piteous marital saga of John Ruskin, the most famous art critic of the age.
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The piteous bleating sound coming from under the hood would bring a shepherd to tears.
From the latimes.com
The watch can send MMS messages, as well, using photos taken with the piteous camera.
From the techcrunch.com
This is a piteous and exposing process, and one which places a moral burden on the reader.
From the guardian.co.uk
Theroux himself cannot seem to decide whether their emptiness is contemptible or piteous.
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However, most long-distance passengers travel in piteous conditions.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Keep in mind, this town is no stranger to piteous performance.
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- Hapless: deserving or inciting pity; "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 distorted limbs"; "a wretched life"
- (piteously) in a piteous manner
- (Piteousness) Pity evokes a tender or sometimes slightly contemptuous sorrow or empathy for people, a person, or an animal in misery, pain, or distress. ...
- Of or pertaining to a pitiful state or condition
- (piteously) sorrowfully; in a way that makes others feel sorry for someone
- Full of pity or compassion
