wretched vs piteous

wretched and piteous both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, wretched and piteous are synonyms defined as:

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

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