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# piteous

adjective (piteous)

«piteous» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Piteous means so sad or weak that it makes people feel pity. Old use, found in older stories. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/piteous/#m1)

### In the lessons

describes a cry, a look or a sorrow that makes the hero or listener feel sorry

### Examples

- They heard a loud, piteous cry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/piteous/#x1)
- His piteous sobs filled the room. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/piteous/#x2)
- Her piteous face made everyone feel sorry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/piteous/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «piteous» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/piteous/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«piteous» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/piteous.html) on Mova free.