piteous [adjective]

Definition of piteous:

deserving or inciting pity

Synonyms of piteous:

● Hapless

● Miserable

● Misfortunate

● Pathetic

● Pitiable

● Pitiful

● Poor

● Wretched

● Sad

● Lamentable

● Distressing

● Mournful


Opposite/Antonyms of piteous:

● Fortunate

● Happy

● Cheerful

● Glorious

● Sublime

● Beneficent

● Affluent

● Bountiful

● Heart warming


Sentence/Example of piteous:

The court proved immune to these piteous cries and upheld the sentence, anyway.