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piteous
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English - Vietnamese Dictionary
piteous /'pitiəs/
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Thesaurus Dictionary
adj.
pitiable, pathetic, pitiful, plaintive, miserable, heart-rending, poignant, distressing, grievous, heart-breaking, mournful, sad, doleful, dolorous, tearful, lamentable, deplorable, regrettable, rueful, woeful, moving, emotional:
We heard the piteous wailing of the mothers who had lost children in the disaster.
Advanced English Dictionary
+ adjective
(literary) deserving or causing pity: a piteous cry / sight
piteously adverb


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