What's the difference between pileous and piteous?

Pileous


Definition:

  • (a.) Consisting of, or covered with, hair; hairy; pilose.

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Piteous


Definition:

  • (a.) Pious; devout.
  • (a.) Evincing pity, compassion, or sympathy; compassionate; tender.
  • (a.) Fitted to excite pity or sympathy; wretched; miserable; lamentable; sad; as, a piteous case.
  • (a.) Paltry; mean; pitiful.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) He waits, outside, hearing "piteous, animal moans".
  • (2) One administrator piteously argued that the government officials who create these characters work hard on them and so would feel bad if they were discontinued.
  • (3) If the masters of England's great public schools are busy forming Self-piteous Anonymous, there are many good candidates for entry.
  • (4) In her personal report about being at the centre of the recent political storm, Sarah Vine (columnist and wife of Michael Gove) recorded piteously that the abuse felt like having a lovely dress mocked.

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