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pitifully

adverb

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adv

Etymology: From Middle English petefully, petifullie, pyttyfully, pytyffully; equivalent to pitiful + -ly.

  1. In a pitiful manner.

    The coral faded even from her lips, till they were as white as Leo's face, and quivered pitifully.