adjective🔗ShareProvoking pity, compassion, or sympathy."The little girl's piteous cries for her lost doll moved everyone in the classroom to tears. "emotionsufferinghumancharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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adjective🔗ShareShowing compassion."The lost puppy let out a piteous whine, melting the hearts of everyone who walked by. "emotioncharacterhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareOf little importance or value."The old, worn-out textbook was a piteous example of a learning resource; its pages were filled with faded ink and missing pages. "valuequalityconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
