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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
Piceous

a. [ L. piceus, fr. pix, picis, pitch. ] Of or pertaining to pitch; resembling pitch in color or quality; pitchy. [ 1913 Webster ]

Piteous

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; tender. “[ She ] piteous of his case.” Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

She was so charitable and so pitous. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Fitted to excite pity or sympathy; wretched; miserable; lamentable; sad; as, a piteous case. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

The most piteous tale of Lear. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Paltry; mean; pitiful. “Piteous amends.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Sorrowful; mournful; affecting; doleful; woeful; rueful; sad; wretched; miserable; pitiable; pitiful; compassionate. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Pit"e*ous*ly, adv. -- Pit"e*ous*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

English-Thai: NECTEC's Lexitron-2 Dictionary [with local updates]
piteous(adj) น่าสงสาร, See also: น่าเวทนา, น่าสังเวช, Syn. affecting, distressing, lamentable
piteously(adv) อย่างน่าสงสาร, See also: อย่างน่าเวทนา, อย่างน่าสังเวช

English-Thai: HOPE Dictionary [with local updates]
piteous(พิท'เทียส) adj. น่าสงสาร, น่าเวทนา, See also: piteousness n.
despiteous(ดิสพิท'เทียส) adj. มุ่งร้าย, มีเจตนาร้าย, Syn. malicious
dispiteous(ดิสพิท'เทียส) adj. ทารุณ, ไร้ความปรานี

English-Thai: Nontri Dictionary
piteous(adj) น่าเวทนา, น่าสงสาร, น่าสังเวช

ตัวอย่างประโยคจาก Tanaka JP-EN Corpus
piteousHe looked piteous, like a drowned mouse.
piteousShe was in a piteous state.

Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary (pronunciation guide only)
piteous
piteously

WordNet (3.0)
piteously(adv) in a piteous manner

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
Piteous

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; tender. “[ She ] piteous of his case.” Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

She was so charitable and so pitous. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Fitted to excite pity or sympathy; wretched; miserable; lamentable; sad; as, a piteous case. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

The most piteous tale of Lear. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Paltry; mean; pitiful. “Piteous amends.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Sorrowful; mournful; affecting; doleful; woeful; rueful; sad; wretched; miserable; pitiable; pitiful; compassionate. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Pit"e*ous*ly, adv. -- Pit"e*ous*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

Japanese-English: EDICT Dictionary
哀れっぽい[あわれっぽい, awareppoi] (adj-i) plaintive; piteous; doleful [Add to Longdo]

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