piteous / ˈpɪt i əs /

⚽高中词汇凄惨的凄惨悲哀的哀伤的

piteous 的定义

adj. 形容词 adjective
  1. evoking or deserving pity; pathetic: piteous cries for help.
  2. Archaic. compassionate.

piteous 近义词

adj. 形容词 adjective

miserable, pathetic

更多piteous例句

  1. It was piteous to see how in these intervals his delusions were always shaped by the bitterest experiences of his life.
  2. Human and animal cries blended in one piteous appeal for mercy.
  3. And an answering cry sounded across the lagoon—thin, wailing, piteous.
  4. The colored woman came running, and with her Grace, who looked at the wan features of the soldier with piteous eyes.
  5. His childhood, except when he could be rocked and sung into sickly sleep, was one long piteous wail.