pitifully
- a word derived from pitiful.
Example Sentences
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Food is pitifully scarce, often no more than a single dry pita per person per day.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025
To describe the plot — a dog and a robot are best friends, until they aren’t — the film sounds pitifully small.
From New York Times • May 30, 2024
“We played pitifully tonight, but when I say we played pitifully, I don’t want to take something away from BYU,” Kansas coach Bill Self said.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 27, 2024
The group accused Iran of showing "pitifully little respect" for human life.
From BBC • Jan. 14, 2023
I looked at the massive black hound, who whimpered pitifully, still licking Daedalus’s hair.
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
