Pitifully

Pitiful Pit"i*ful, a. 1. Full of pity; tender-hearted; compassionate; kind; merciful; sympathetic. [1913 Webster]

The Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy. --James v. 11. [1913 Webster]

A thing, indeed, very pitiful and horrible. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

3. To be pitied for littleness or meanness; miserable; paltry; contemptible; despicable. [1913 Webster]

That's villainous, and shows a most pitiful ambition in the fool that uses it. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Despicable; mean; paltry. See {Contemptible}. [1913 Webster] -- {Pit"i*ful*ly}, adv. -- {Pit"i*ful*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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pitifully — adv. Pitifully is used with these adjectives: ↑inadequate, ↑weak … Collocations dictionary
pitifully — pÉªtÉªflÉª adv. in a manner that arouses compassion, pitifully … English contemporary dictionary
pitifully — pitiful ► ADJECTIVE 1) deserving or arousing pity. 2) very small or poor; inadequate. DERIVATIVES pitifully adverb pitifulness noun … English terms dictionary
pitifully — adverb to a pitiful degree wages were pitifully low, particularly the wages of women • Derived from adjective: ↑pitiful … Useful english dictionary
pitifully — adverb see pitiful … New Collegiate Dictionary
pitifully — See pitiful. * * * … Universalium
pitifully — adverb In a pitiful manner … Wiktionary
pitifully — piti·ful·ly … English syllables
pitifully — See: pitiful … English dictionary
pitiful — pitifully, adv. pitifulness, n. /pit i feuhl/, adj. 1. evoking or deserving pity: a pitiful fate. 2. evoking or deserving contempt by smallness, poor quality, etc.: pitiful attempts. 3. Archaic. full of pity; compassionate. [1400 50; late ME; see … Universalium

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