Piteous

Meaning

deserving pity; arousing compassion

deserving or arousing pity; sad and pathetic

Example Sentences

The piteous cries of the injured animal moved everyone to tears.

The stray dog looked up with a piteous expression.

Synonyms

pitiful, pathetic, touching, heart-rending, sorrowful, lamentable

Entry 1

pitiful, pathetic, touching, heart-rending, sorrowful

Entry 2

pitiful, pathetic, lamentable, sorrowful

Antonyms

joyful, happy, cheerful, heartening, fortunate, admirable

Entry 1

joyful, happy, cheerful, heartening

Entry 2

fortunate, admirable

Collocations

piteous sight, piteous condition, piteous appeal, piteous cry, piteous expression

Entry 1

piteous sight, piteous condition, piteous appeal

Entry 2

piteous sight, piteous cry, piteous expression