Syn: Sorrowful; woeful; sad. See {Piteous}. [1913 Webster] -- {Pit"i*a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Pit"i*a*bly}, adv. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
pitiably — pitiable ► ADJECTIVE 1) deserving or arousing pity. 2) contemptibly poor or small. DERIVATIVES pitiably adverb … English terms dictionary
pitiably — adverb see pitiable … New Collegiate Dictionary
pitiably — See pitiableness. * * * … Universalium
pitiably — adverb In a pitiable manner … Wiktionary
pitiably — pɪtɪəblɪ adv. in a manner that arouses compassion, pitifully … English contemporary dictionary
pitiably — piti·ably … English syllables
pitiably — See: pitiable … English dictionary
pitiably — adverb in a manner arousing sympathy and compassion the sick child cried pathetically • Syn: ↑pathetically • Derived from adjective: ↑pitiable, ↑pathetic (for: ↑pathetically) … Useful english dictionary
pitiable — [[t]pɪ̱tiəb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED Someone who is pitiable is in such a sad or weak state that you feel pity for them. [WRITTEN] Her grandmother seemed to her a pitiable figure. Syn: pitiful Derived words: pitiably [[t]pɪ̱tiəbli[/t]] ADV GRADED ADV… … English dictionary
pathetically — adverb 1. in a manner arousing sympathy and compassion the sick child cried pathetically • Syn: ↑pitiably • Derived from adjective: ↑pitiable (for: ↑pitiably), ↑pathetic 2 … Useful english dictionary
