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pitched adj. organized, planned, deliberate, coordinated, arranged,
systematized: The two armies fought a pitched battle on the
plain.
piteous adj. pitiable, pathetic, pitiful, plaintive, miserable,
heart-rending, poignant, distressing, grievous, heart-breaking,
mournful, sad, doleful, dolorous, tearful, lamentable,
deplorable, regrettable, rueful, woeful, moving, emotional: We
heard the piteous wailing of the mothers who had lost children
in the disaster.
pitfall n. 1 trap, pit: Pitfalls were often used in Burma for trapping
tigers. 2 danger, peril, hazard, catch, difficulty, snag: You
might well encounter pitfalls, but don't be discouraged.
pith n. 1 core, heart, kernel, nucleus, crux, gist, focus, focal
point, essence, meat, marrow, nub, point, spirit, substance,
quintessence: As usual, Randolph came immediately to the pith
of the argument. 2 weight, burden, gravamen, gravity, force,
moment, import, importance, significance, substance, depth,
matter: I have something of great pith to tell you about.
pitiable adj. See piteous, above.
pitiful adj. 1 See piteous, above. 2 small, little, insignificant,
trifling, unimportant, beggarly, sorry, mean, contemptible:
Does Hodges seriously expect us to praise him for that pitiful
contribution of his?
pittance n. mite, shoestring, Slang peanuts, chicken-feed, small
potatoes: The miserable pittance that she receives does not
even cover the necessities of life. He's trying to run that
business on a pittance.
pitted adj. eaten away, corroded, eroded, pock-marked, defaced,
marred, pierced, perforated: The chrome plating is all pitted
where the acid splashed.
pity n. 1 sympathy, commiseration, sorrow, condolence, compassion,
tenderness, Archaic ruth: I really feel pity for Betty, being
married to such a brute. 2 (crying or damned) shame, sad thing,
disgrace, misfortune, sin, sacrilege, Colloq crime: It's a pity