piteous vs wretched

piteous and wretched both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, piteous and wretched are synonyms defined as:

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

piteous (adjective)	wretched (adjective)
deserving or inciting pity	morally reprehensible
	of very poor quality or condition
	characterized by physical misery
	deserving or inciting pity
	very unhappy; full of misery