1. Adjective
Pious; devout.
2. Adjective
Evincing pity, compassion, or sympathy; compassionate; tender.
3. Adjective
Fitted to excite pity or sympathy; wretched; miserable; lamentable; sad; as, a piteous case.
4. Adjective
Paltry; mean; pitiful.
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