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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
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adjective |
| definition: |
worthy of or inspiring pity or sympathy; pitiable.
The dog had been injured badly and its cries were piteous.- synonyms:
- pathetic, pitiable, pitiful
- similar words:
- heartbreaking, heartrending, moving, poignant, poor, rueful, tearful, touching
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| related words: |
pathetic |
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| derivations: |
piteously (adv.), piteousness (n.) |
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