pitiably
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Definition(s):
- (adv) in a manner arousing sympathy and compassion
Usage(s):
- But as pitiably muggable as these people may appear, the latest science says they've got something on my judgmental self.
- But when the French-Canadian got up he grimaced pitiably, held out his right arm, showed toothmarks, swore that Lewis had bitten him.
- There are pitiably few zany antics in Minnie's Boys, a reflection of several basic errors in conception and construction that the musical never overcomes.
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