- piteousness
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New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
piteousness
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piteousness — piteous ► ADJECTIVE ▪ deserving or arousing pity. DERIVATIVES piteously adverb piteousness noun. ORIGIN Old French piteus, from Latin pietas dutifulness … English terms dictionary
Piteousness — Piteous Pit e*ous, a. [OE. pitous, OF. pitos, F. piteux. See {Pity}.] 1. Pious; devout. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The Lord can deliver piteous men from temptation. Wyclif. [1913 Webster] 2. Evincing pity, compassion, or sympathy; compassionate;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
piteousness — See piteously. * * * … Universalium
piteousness — pɪtɪəsnɪs n. pitifulness, wretchedness; miserableness, state of deserving compassion or mercy … English contemporary dictionary
piteousness — pit·e·ous·ness … English syllables
piteousness — noun see piteous … Useful english dictionary
List of collective nouns by collective term L-Z — Collective noun List of collective nouns List of collective nouns by collective term COLLECTIVE TERM COLLECTIVE PHRASE STATUS labour A labour of moles [cite web|url=http://dictionary.oed.com|title=Oxford English Dictionary online] lap A lap of… … Wikipedia
piteous — adjective Date: 14th century of a kind to move to pity or compassion • piteously adverb • piteousness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
List of animal names — This list gives names of animals used depending on the context. Many species of animals, particularly those domesticated, have been given specific names for the male, the female, and the young of the species. There are a few generic terms, bull… … Wikipedia
piteous — piteously, adv. piteousness, n. /pit ee euhs/, adj. 1. evoking or deserving pity; pathetic: piteous cries for help. 2. Archaic. compassionate. [1250 1300; ME; r. pitous < OF < ML pietosus. See PITY, OUS] Syn. 1. affecting, moving, distressing,… … Universalium
