piteous

As adjectives the difference between piteous and dreadful

is that piteous is pitiful; evincing pity, compassion, or sympathy while dreadful is causing dread; very bad.

As a noun dreadful is

a shocking or sensational crime.

Piteous is a related term of woeful.

As adjectives the difference between piteous and woeful

is that piteous is pitiful; evincing pity, compassion, or sympathy while woeful is full of woe; sorrowful; distressed with grief or calamity.

As adjectives the difference between piteous and affecting

is that piteous is pitiful; evincing pity, compassion, or sympathy while affecting is producing strong feelings and emotions.

As a verb affecting is

present participle of lang=en.

Piteous is a related term of sorrowful.

As adjectives the difference between piteous and sorrowful

is that piteous is pitiful; evincing pity, compassion, or sympathy while sorrowful is of a person, full of sorrow; exhibiting sorrow; sad; dejected; distressed; distraught.

As adjectives the difference between desperate and piteous

is that desperate is being filled with, or in a state of despair; hopeless while piteous is pitiful; evincing pity, compassion, or sympathy.

In obsolete terms the difference between piteous and miserable

is that piteous is paltry; mean; pitiful while miserable is avaricious; niggardly; miserly.

As adjectives the difference between piteous and miserable

is that piteous is pitiful; evincing pity, compassion, or sympathy while miserable is in a state of misery: very sad, ill, or poor.

Piteous is a related term of dismal.

As adjectives the difference between piteous and dismal

is that piteous is pitiful; evincing pity, compassion, or sympathy while dismal is disappointingly inadequate.

Lamenting is a related term of piteous.

As a verb lamenting

is .

As a noun lamenting

is lamentation.

As an adjective piteous is

pitiful; evincing pity, compassion, or sympathy.

As an adjective piteous

is pitiful; evincing pity, compassion, or sympathy.

As a verb pitying is

.

As a noun pitying is

the act of one who pities.

In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between wretched and piteous

is that wretched is (obsolete) hatefully contemptible; despicable; wicked while piteous is (obsolete) paltry; mean; pitiful.

As adjectives the difference between wretched and piteous

is that wretched is very miserable; sunk in, or accompanied by, deep affliction or distress, as from want, anxiety, or grief; calamitous; woeful; very afflicting while piteous is pitiful; evincing pity, compassion, or sympathy.