piteously

• Adverbe signifiant d'une manière qui évoque la pitié ou la compassion ; de façon plaintive, misérable ou pitoyable. Décrit des actions ou des expressions qui suscitent la sympathie en raison de la souffrance ou du malheur.

An adverb meaning 'in a manner that arouses pity or compassion; pathetically or sorrowfully.' It describes actions or expressions that evoke sympathy due to suffering or distress.

1. In a pitiful mannerC1formal

   In a way that arouses pity or compassion; sorrowfully.

   d'une manière pitoyable

   • The injured dog whimpered piteously.
   • She looked at him piteously, begging for forgiveness.
   • The child cried piteously after falling down.

   Synonymesforlornlymiserablymournfullypatheticallypitifullyplaintivelyruefullysorrowfullywoefullywretchedly