Pitiably

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pitiable \Pit"i*a*ble\, a. [Cf. OF. pitiable, F. pitoyable.]
     Deserving pity; wworthy of, or exciting, compassion;
     miserable; lamentable; piteous; as, pitiable persons; a
     pitiable condition; pitiable wretchedness.
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     Syn: Sorrowful; woeful; sad. See {Piteous}.
          [1913 Webster] -- {Pit"i*a*ble*ness}, n. --
          {Pit"i*a*bly}, adv.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pitiably
       adv : in a manner arousing sympathy and compassion; "the sick
             child cried pathetically" [syn: {pathetically}]