miserable vs piteous

miserable and piteous both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
miserable	No	Yes	No	No
piteous	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, miserable and piteous are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of miserable include hapless, misfortunate, pathetic, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched.

miserable (adjective)	piteous (adjective)
of the most contemptible kind	deserving or inciting pity
of very poor quality or condition
contemptibly small in amount
characterized by physical misery
deserving or inciting pity
very unhappy; full of misery