piteously

Adverb

Meaning

in a piteous manner

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Synonyms

unfortunately sadly deathly poorly badly deadly dismal grossly sorely horribly pathetic abject blatantly miserably deplorable

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Antonyms

fortunately luckily happily brightly cheerfully merrily

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Anagrams

epulosity

Examples

I feel ill,” he announced. "I'm going to bed, where I may die.” He tottered piteously to the stairs. "Bury me beside Mrs. Pentstemmon,” he croaked as he went up then to bed. Diana Wynne Jones

Close letter words and terms

pitenodil piteous piteous state piteousness piteraq pitfall