Crossword clues for pitiably
pitiably
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pitiable \Pit"i*a*ble\, a. [Cf. OF. pitiable, F. pitoyable.] Deserving pity; wworthy of, or exciting, compassion; miserable; lamentable; piteous; as, pitiable persons; a pitiable condition; pitiable wretchedness.
Syn: Sorrowful; woeful; sad. See Piteous. [1913 Webster] -- Pit"i*a*ble*ness, n. -- Pit"i*a*bly, adv.
Wiktionary
adv. In a pitiable manner.
WordNet
adv. in a manner arousing sympathy and compassion; "the sick child cried pathetically" [syn: pathetically]
Usage examples of "pitiably".
So trivially, so utterly, so pitiably casual, to eyes of the flesh, was this Potts of Little Arcady, from his immortal soul to the least item of his inferior raiment!
In the last hours, those pitiably few city-dwellers on the far side of the globe who were rigorous enough of thought to heed and believe the brief bewildered death-cries of the great mass media strove valiantly—.
In the last hours, those pitiably few city-dwellers on the far side of the globe who were rigorous enough of thought to heed and believe the brief bewildered death-cries of the great mass media strove valiantlyand hopelesslyto effect emergency measures.