piteous


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
piteous/ˈpɪtiəs/
adjective deserving or arousing pity.
– derivatives
piteously adverb,
piteousness noun.
– origin ME: from OFr. piteus, from L. pietas (see piety).
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