ADVERB | all | pitifully | to a pitiful degree |
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Sounds | pih'tihfahliy; pih'tihfliy | |
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Rhymes | ably ... zealously: 1543 rhymes with liy... |
Meaning | To a pitiful degree. | |
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Example | "wages were pitifully low, particularly the wages of women" | |
Spanish | lamentablemente, lastimeramente, lastimosamente, patéticamente | |
Adjectives | pitiful | inspiring mixed contempt / contempt and pity |
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