1) Deserving or inciting pity 2) French word used in English 3) Hapless 4) Lamentable 5) Miserable 6) Misfortunate 7) Pathetic 8) Pitiable 9) Pitiful 10) Poor 11) Unfortunate 12) Wretched Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/piteous
Pit'e·ous adjective [ Middle English pitous , Old French pitos , French piteux . See Pity .] 1. Pious; devout. [ Obsolete] « The Lord can deliver piteous men from temptation.» Wyclif. 2. Evincing pity, compassion, or sympathy;... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/96