01 a. Pious; devout.
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1.
Pious; devout.[Obs.]“The Lord can deliver piteous men from temptation.” — Wyclif.
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2.
Evincing pity, compassion, or sympathy; compassionate; tender.“She was so charitable and so pitous.” — Chaucer.
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3.
Fitted to excite pity or sympathy; wretched; miserable; lamentable; sad; as, a piteous case.“The most piteous tale of Lear.” — Shak.
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4.
Paltry; mean; pitiful.