piteous vs misfortunate

piteous and misfortunate both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, piteous and misfortunate are synonyms defined as:

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

piteous (adjective)	misfortunate (adjective)
deserving or inciting pity	deserving or inciting pity