PITEOUSLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does piteously mean? 

• PITEOUSLY (adverb)
  The adverb PITEOUSLY has 1 sense:

1. in a piteous manner

  Familiarity information: PITEOUSLY used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PITEOUSLY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

In a piteous manner

Pertainym:

piteous (deserving or inciting pity)

 Context examples 

His wan face turned even a shade greyer as he heard it, and he looked piteously to his wife and son.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“Don't, my love, say that!” implored my mother very piteously.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

She extended both hands toward him piteously, and started forward to meet him.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

When he got down, the five of them were sitting screaming and lamenting quite piteously, each out-doing the other.

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

How piteously brave!

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

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."

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

During all my first sleep, I was following the windings of an unknown road; total obscurity environed me; rain pelted me; I was burdened with the charge of a little child: a very small creature, too young and feeble to walk, and which shivered in my cold arms, and wailed piteously in my ear.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

The picture I had before me, of the beautiful little treasure of my heart, sobbing and crying all night—of her being alone, frightened, and wretched, then—of her having so piteously begged and prayed that stony-hearted woman to forgive her—of her having vainly offered her those kisses, work-boxes, and trinkets—of her being in such grievous distress, and all for me—very much impaired the little dignity I had been able to muster.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)