Vocab Bloom Hub

pityingly

/ˈpɪt.i.ɪŋ.li/

Traduction: Adverbe décrivant une action accomplie avec pitié ou compassion, impliquant souvent un sentiment de tristesse ou de sympathie pour le malheur d'autrui.

1 entrée

adverb

C1formalcommon/ˈpɪt.i.ɪŋ.li/

An adverb describing an action performed with pity or compassion, often implying a sense of sorrow or sympathy toward someone else's misfortune.

  • 🇫🇷Adverbe décrivant une action accomplie avec pitié ou compassion, impliquant souvent un sentiment de tristesse ou de sympathie pour le malheur d'autrui.
  1. In a compassionate manner B2 formal

    In a way that shows sympathy or sorrow for someone's suffering or misfortune.

    • She looked at him pityingly when he told her about his loss.
    • The nurse spoke pityingly to the injured patient.
    • He shook his head pityingly as he heard the sad story.

    🇫🇷avec compassion

    Synonymes: compassionatelyconsolinglysympatheticallytenderlyunderstandingly

    Antonymes: coldlycruellyindifferentlyunsympathetically

  • more pityingly comparative form
  • most pityingly superlative form