pitifully

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pitifully

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From Middle English petefully, petifullie, pyttyfully, pytyffully; equivalent to pitiful + -ly.

adverb more pitifully · most pitifully

In a pitiful manner. The coral faded even from her lips, till they were as white as Leo's face, and quivered pitifully.

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@misc{pitifully_2026,
  title = {pitifully},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pitifully},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}