Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- So as to show pity; compassionately.
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- adverb In a
pitying manner.
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- adverb in a compassionate manner
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Examples
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His mother called pityingly after him; but he only sobbed back,
Young Lucretia and Other Stories Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman 1891
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My friends look askance and murmur pityingly on the side when we meet in the city.
The Golden Poppy 2010
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My lunch companion looked at me pityingly and replied, “Of course it will be over in three days.”
Zero-Sum Future Gideon Rachman 2011
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My lunch companion looked at me pityingly and replied, “Of course it will be over in three days.”
Zero-Sum Future Gideon Rachman 2011
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"Oh sure, Miss Supermodel, it must be hard for you," you may think, pityingly.
Paulina Porizkova: Aging Paulina Porizkova 2010
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Matt drew on his mittens, looking down upon him pityingly the while, and went out, closing the door softly behind him.
CHAPTER 19 2010
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Some of them, with schooners they have sailed around the Horn, have looked proudly at their own lofty sticks and huge spreads, then patronisingly and even pityingly at ours.
SMALL-BOAT SAILING 2010
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"Oh sure, Miss Supermodel, it must be hard for you," you may think, pityingly.
Paulina Porizkova: Aging Paulina Porizkova 2010
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Brissenden looked at him pityingly and admiringly.
Chapter 32 2010
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"Oh sure, Miss Supermodel, it must be hard for you," you may think, pityingly.
Aging Paulina Porizkova 2010
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