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piteous

/pit-ee-uhs/US // ˈpɪt i əs //UK // (ˈpɪtɪəs) //

凄惨的,凄惨,悲哀的,哀伤的

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Definitions

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

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Examples

  • It was piteous to see how in these intervals his delusions were always shaped by the bitterest experiences of his life.

  • Human and animal cries blended in one piteous appeal for mercy.

  • And an answering cry sounded across the lagoon—thin, wailing, piteous.

  • The colored woman came running, and with her Grace, who looked at the wan features of the soldier with piteous eyes.

  • His childhood, except when he could be rocked and sung into sickly sleep, was one long piteous wail.