piteously
/ˈpɪ.ti.əs.li/
piteously adverb: in a piteous manner; pathetically; plaintively.
Adverb
piteously (comparative more piteously, superlative most piteously)
- In a piteous manner; pathetically; plaintively.
- He had been quite familiar with one old ghost, in a white waistcoat, with a monstrous iron safe attached to its ankle, who cried piteously at being unable to assist a wretched woman with an infant, whom it saw below, upon a door-step.1843 December 19, Charles Dickens, “Stave I. Marley’s Ghost.”, in A Christmas Carol. […], London: Chapman & Hall, […], →OCLC, pages 36–37
- Across her mind, and bowing over him,
Low to her own heart piteously she said:1859, Alfred Tennyson, “Enid”, in Idylls of the King, London: Edward Moxon & Co., […], →OCLC, page 5
piteously meaning in Urdu
piteously in Urdu
- درد ناکی سے, رقت انگیزی سے
Examples of piteously in a sentence
- Little Sea and Desire would wail piteously over my body for a day, and then I should be quickly forgotten.1929, Robert Dean Frisbee, The Book of Puka-Puka, Eland, published 2019, page 194:
- Adam himself bewildered and Eveless outside the garden; a Minotaur howling piteously in a labyrinth of money-worries.1956, Anthony Burgess, Time for a Tiger (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 132:
Forms of piteously
| comparative | more piteously |
|---|---|
| superlative | most piteously |
Origin of piteously
From Middle English piteuously, pitously; equivalent to piteous + -ly.
Questions about piteously
- What does piteously mean?
- Piteously means in a piteous manner; pathetically; plaintively.
- What is piteously in Urdu?
- Piteously in Urdu is درد ناکی سے, رقت انگیزی سے. See Piteously meaning in Urdu.
- How do you use piteously in a sentence?
- Little Sea and Desire would wail piteously over my body for a day, and then I should be quickly forgotten.
- What part of speech is piteously?
- Piteously is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce piteously?
- Piteously is pronounced /ˈpɪ.ti.əs.li/.
Words near piteously in the dictionary
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