piteous

• Adjectif littéraire ou vieilli décrivant ce qui suscite la pitié ou la compassion, souvent avec un sentiment de tristesse ou de détresse.

An archaic adjective describing something that evokes pity or compassion; now rarely used in modern English.

1. Deserving or inciting pityC1formal

   Arousing or deserving of pity, compassion, or sympathy due to suffering or distress.

   qui inspire ou mérite la pitié

   • The piteous cries of the lost child could be heard from across the street.
   • He looked at the homeless man with a piteous expression.
   • The piteous state of the abandoned animals moved everyone to tears.

   Synonymesdistressinglamentablemiserablepatheticpitiablepitifulsorrowfulwoefulwretched

   Antonymescallouscruelheartlessmercilesspitilessunfeelingunsympathetic