English to French Meaning of piteous - pitoyable


Piteous :
pitoyable
pitoyablepitoyablementpiteousness
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Definitions of piteous in English
Adjective(1) deserving or inciting pity
Examples of piteous in English
(1) Boromir's attempted martyrdom was a bit self piteous to be sympathetic.(2) The court proved immune to these piteous cries and upheld the sentence, anyway.(3) She twisted her hands miserably, with a piteous expression on her face.(4) Your efforts never fail to leave me laughing at your piteous attempts.(5) Thus, the best form of tragedy is one that represents ÔÇÿterrible and piteous eventsÔÇÖ that befall good and undeserving people.(6) This same mother will also tell you not to cut the tree, for it will bleed real blood during the night and cry out with a piteous wail.(7) Like a true piteous creature, she slobbered all over.(8) She had a hundred years experience when you were still a piteous little child!(9) There isn't a hint of jousting, sacred quests or piteous damsels.(10) Your piteous tribe has committed more to the eternal life and bliss after death then your life here and now.(11) He was crying into his lovely black feathers a piteous sound that tore at Star's heart.(12) The songbirds had returned, but their calls sounded ever so plaintive and piteous .(13) Never in my life had I ever heard such a piteous sound.(14) The girl uttered a cry, long, tremulous, heart-rending, piteous .(15) The piteous 11 per cent conviction rate has to be explained somehow.(16) He'd long forgotten most of the words of this piteous lament, but that was no obstacle.
(1) water pitcher ::
pichet d'eau
(2) pitcher plant ::
sarracénie
(3) large pitcher ::
grand lanceur
Synonyms
Adjective
1. sad ::
triste
2. pitiful ::
pitoyable
3. pitiable ::
pitoyable
4. pathetic ::
pathétique
5. heart-rending ::
déchirant
6. heartbreaking ::
déchirant
7. moving ::
en mouvement
8. touching ::
émouvant
9. plaintive ::
plaintif
10. poignant ::
poignant
11. forlorn ::
désespéré
12. poor ::
pauvre
13. wretched ::
misérable
14. miserable ::
misérable
Different Forms
piteous, piteously, piteousness
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