piteous

«piteous» in Mova's school dictionary: so sad or weak that it makes people feel pity — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (piteous)

meaning for a pupil

Piteous means so sad or weak that it makes people feel pity. Old use, found in older stories. tree →

sense 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 →
• His piteous sobs filled the room. tree →
• Her piteous face made everyone feel sorry. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «piteous» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.