piteous
adjective
evoking or deserving pity; pathetic.
piteously
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a word derived from
piteous.
Example Sentences
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A white dog in the backyard near my home barks piteously with no apparent reason but boredom.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 28, 2022
The poor creature mewed and yowled so piteously that he could not help feeling sorry for it.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 12, 2022
And I’m reminded of the time my father and I were piteously rained upon at the climax of “Bohemian Rhapsody,” underscoring just how trite that script was.
From New York Times ● Jan. 17, 2020
Rizzio, clinging to the Queen’s dress, piteously cried: “Save my life, Madam! Save my life, for God’s dear sake!”
From Slate ● Mar. 27, 2018
They implored me to let them; and when I said it was Dr. Van Helsing’s wish that either he or I should sit up, they asked me quite piteously to intercede with the “foreign gentleman.”
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
