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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Pieti(o)us, -eous, a. [Cf. Pietous a., also Peteo(u)s a., Piteous a.] Piteous, in senses 1 a and 2 of Petuo(u)s a. a. Deserving pity. b. Feeling pity.a. 1501 Doug. Pal. Hon. III. 84.
It was ane pieteous thing … the pereist folk to se 1560 Rolland Seven S. 1258.
The empreour … Hard the … sorie pieteous call Of the emprice 1567 G. Ball. 154.
Behauld this pietious body 1572 Buch. Detect. (1727) 136.
He … makis pieteous caressing unto thame to mak thame haue pietie on him — 1571 Sempill Sat. P. xxviii. 14.
Ane pieteous spreit appeirit to my thochtb. a1508 Kennedy Pass. Christ 470.
Vith pietius hert … thou suld behald How thai tham dres 1530 Lynd. Test. Pap. 1100.
The gentyll pieteous pillycane