Difference between Unfortunate and Piteous

UNFORTUNATE vs PITEOUS: NOUN

An unlucky person.
One who or that which is unfortunate; one who has fallen into misfortune or misery.
A victim of bad luck.
A person who suffers misfortune

Not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
Not auspicious; boding ill
Having bad luck; unlucky.
Characterized by, bringing, or causing misfortune.
Regrettable; deplorable.
Not fortunate; unsuccessful; not prosperous; unlucky; attended with misfortune; unhappy
Not favored by fortune
Marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune
Unsuitable or regrettable

Not fortunate; not prosperous; unlucky; unhappy: as, an unfortunate adventure; an unfortunate man.
Synonyms Unsuccessful, ill-fated, ill-starred, disastrous, calamitous. See fortunate.
Boding ill
Not auspicious

Pitiful; paltry; poor: as, piteous amends. Milton.
Such as to excite pity or move to compassion; affecting; lamentable; sorrowful; mournful; sad: as, a piteous look; a piteous case.
Full of pity or compassion; compassionate; affected by pity.

Fateful, Abject, Poor, Pitiful, Miserable, Pitiable, Wretched, Unhappy, Inauspicious, Calamitous, Pathetic, Disastrous, Unlucky, Misfortunate, Regrettable

Forlorn, Ghastly, Reproachful, Plaintive, Sorrowful, Doleful, Unfortunate, Poor, Misfortunate, Miserable, Hapless, Wretched, Pathetic, Pitiful, Pitiable

Fateful, Abject, Poor, Pitiful, Miserable, Pitiable, Wretched, Unhappy, Inauspicious, Calamitous, Pathetic, Disastrous, Unlucky, Misfortunate, Regrettable

Forlorn, Ghastly, Reproachful, Plaintive, Sorrowful, Doleful, Unfortunate, Poor, Misfortunate, Miserable, Hapless, Wretched, Pathetic, Pitiful, Pitiable

In some legal systems, this has unfortunate consequences.
DVR, which is unfortunate, but not too pricey.
This is very unfortunate and sad to hear.
Antioch were rewarding despite her unfortunate teaching experience.
This is unfortunate because they are quite different.
In retail, angry customers are an unfortunate reality.
So unfortunate, because this is a WONDERFUL area!
In my opinion, this is an unfortunate loss.
These rare situations are unfortunate and unacceptable incidents.
Predictions can be an unfortunate encounter with an unfortunate encounter assured of emergency or a high indignity.

Indians than she can well spare; and this because her tender heart cannot withstand the piteous appeals so constantly made.
NEMESIS, piteous way, why she was smitten down, and he, a grey, sapless trunk, left standing.
The townships remained poorly serviced with inadequate housing, and local government was in a piteous state.
Pain erupted in cramped muscles all along my body, making piteous noises of distress.
Thus having said, he heavily departed With piteous crie, that auie would have smarted.
Dying Wife Made Piteous Plea for Life When She Saw Her Baby.
French Christians in the fifth century to utter their piteous supplications.
Her voice was tense with piteous anguish as she pleaded.
Almah threw a piteous glance at me and said nothing.
It was most piteous, that last expiring spout.