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self-pityingly

self-pityingly adverb: in a self-pitying manner.

Adverb

self-pityingly (comparative more self-pityingly, superlative most self-pityingly)

  1. in a self-pitying manner
    • In his corner of south London,, in a cramped dump of a house he had sealed up so tight that he and Lawrence could hardly breath, living off state benefits, he was precisely and self-pityingly unhappy.2022, Ian McEwan, Lessons, page 143

Forms of self-pityingly

comparativemore self-pityingly
superlativemost self-pityingly

Questions about self-pityingly

What does self-pityingly mean?
Self-pityingly means in a self-pitying manner.
What part of speech is self-pityingly?
Self-pityingly is an adverb.

Words near self-pityingly in the dictionary

  1. self-perpetuation
  2. self-perpetuations
  3. self-persuasion
  4. self-pity
  5. self-pitying
  6. self-pityingly
  7. self-plagiarism
  8. self-plagiarisms
  9. self-play
  10. self-pleached
  11. self-pleasing

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