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pitifully |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pitiful \Pit"i*ful\, a. 1. Full of pity; tender-hearted; compassionate; kind merciful; sympathetic. The Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy. --James v. 11. 2. Piteous; lamentable; eliciting compassion. A thing indeed, very pitiful and horrible. --Spenser. 3. To be pitied for littleness or meanness; miserable; paltry; contemptible; despicable. That's villainous, and shows a most pitiful ambition in the fool that uses it --Shak. Syn: Despicable; mean paltry. See {Contemptible}. -- {Pit"i*ful*ly}, adv -- {Pit"i*ful*ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pitifully adv : to a pitiful degree; "wages were pitifully low particularly the wages of women"
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