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piteous

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piteous /ˈpɪtijəs/ adjective
piteous
/ˈpɪtijəs/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of PITEOUS
[more piteous; most piteous] literary
: deserving or causing feelings of sympathy or pity

— piteously

adverb