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PRONUNCIATION OF PITYINGLY

pityingly  [ˈpɪtɪɪŋlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PITYINGLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pityingly is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES PITYINGLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of pityingly in the English dictionary

The definition of pityingly in the dictionary is in a pitying manner.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PITYINGLY


annoyingly
əˈnɔɪɪŋlɪ
cloyingly
ˈklɔɪɪŋlɪ
cryingly
ˈkraɪɪŋlɪ
dizzyingly
ˈdɪzɪɪŋlɪ
edifyingly
ˈɛdɪfaɪɪŋlɪ
envyingly
ˈenvɪɪŋlɪ
gratifyingly
ˈɡrætɪˌfaɪɪŋlɪ
horrifyingly
ˈhɒrɪˌfaɪɪŋlɪ
hurryingly
ˈhʌrɪɪŋlɪ
lyingly
ˈlaɪɪŋlɪ
prayingly
ˈpreɪɪŋlɪ
pryingly
ˈpraɪɪŋlɪ
satisfyingly
ˈsætɪsfaɪɪŋlɪ
self-pityingly
ˌsɛlfˈpɪtɪɪŋlɪ
terrifyingly
ˈterɪfaɪɪŋlɪ
underlyingly
ˌʌndəˈlaɪɪŋlɪ
unpityingly
ʌnˈpɪtɪɪŋlɪ
varyingly
ˈvɛərɪɪŋlɪ
vyingly
ˈvaɪɪŋlɪ
worryingly
ˈwʌrɪɪŋlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PITYINGLY

pitter-patter
pitting
pittite
pittosporum
Pittsburgh
pituita
pituitaries
pituitary
pituitary body
pituitary extract
pituitary gland
pituitrin
pituri
pity
pity party
pitying
pityriases
pityriasis
pityroid
pityrosporum

WORDS THAT END LIKE PITYINGLY

accordingly
amazingly
astonishingly
correspondingly
exceedingly
increasingly
interestingly
irritatingly
knowingly
livingly
lovingly
overwhelmingly
seemingly
shockingly
sickeningly
singly
strikingly
strongly
stunningly
surprisingly
willingly

Synonyms and antonyms of pityingly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pityingly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PITYINGLY

Find out the translation of pityingly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pityingly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pityingly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

同情地
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

compasivamente
570 millions of speakers

English

pityingly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pityingly
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

pityingly
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

жалостью
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

com pena
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

pityingly
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pitié
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Malu-malu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

mitleidig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

pityingly
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

pityingly
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pityingly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thương xót
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

pityingly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दांभिकपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

acıyarak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

compassione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

politowaniem
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

жалістю
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

milă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

οίκτο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pityingly
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

medlidsamt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

medlidende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pityingly

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PITYINGLY»

The term «pityingly» is normally little used and occupies the 137.004 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PITYINGLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pityingly» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pityingly» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pityingly

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PITYINGLY»

Discover the use of pityingly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pityingly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Overland Monthly
V “Well, fellows,” I began, with a brave effort at nonchalanee, “you got in ahead of me this evening, didn't you?” All three stirred uneasily. Hawkins looked pityingly at Carey, Carey looked pityingly at Kelly, and Kelly looked pityingly at the gas jet  ...
‎1909
2
Overland Monthly and the Out West Magazine
"Well, fellows," I began, with a brave effort at nonchalance, "you got in ahead of me this evening, didn't you?" All three stirred uneasily. Hawkins looked pityingly at Carey, Carey looked pityingly at Kelly, and Kelly looked pityingly at the gas jet.
Bret Harte, 1909
3
A Concordance to the Poems of Robert Browning
1161.23 Ivan 116 What were the need but of pitying power to touch and disperse it, 1201.1 Ixion 37 Pityingly. Looked puzzled on, or pityingly off, .... 587.68 Aristoph. 1015 Then, just as he would pityingly teach 1006.4 Red Cotton 3.765 And ...
4
The Cornhill Magazine
Before replying, he lighted and immediately threw away another cigar. ' Ah ! ' he said pityingly, * you never had a classical education, you never were at Eton School. But you asked me, I believe, for a short sketch of my subsequent career.
George Smith, William Makepeace Thackeray, 1889
5
Winnie Travers
Her sister soul looked pityingly on — pityingly and wonder- ingly, and tried to make her presence seen or felt by her still loved earthly friend, but in vain. Those fleshly eyes could not see the pure spiritual creature who was so close to. her ...
Annabella Crawford, 1878
6
Harper's Magazine
The impresario smiled pityingly and tapped his forehead. Sandro's flare of pride collapsed. Androcchio came along. The impresario hailed him. Sandro uttered inaudible curses at the delay. “That Davel made a great success,” the impresario  ...
‎1921
7
The Biographical Edition of the Works of Robert Louis ...
That is a painful circumstance," said Gideon; he glanced pityingly in the direction of the culprit, and observing on his countenance every mark of confusion, pityingly withdrew his eyes. " And that would be nothing," continued Mr. Dickson,  ...
Robert Louis Stevenson, 1911
8
Broken Glass
and anold crone with aface riddled with lines looked meup and down pityingly and ... since last I sawthe moon' and she looked me up and down again pityingly, 'come on then, pooroldman, don't havea heart attack onme' andshe beckoned to  ...
Alain Mabanckou, 2010
9
Merciful Meekness: Becoming a Spiritually Integrated Person
The priest and the Levite pityingly shake their heads when they see the man at the side of the road: the authorities simply must do something about brigands in this part of the country! Similarly, we pityingly observe the suffering of a homeless  ...
Kerry Walters, 2004
10
Lone Horse in the Hinterland
Barney looked at Lisa pityingly before replying. “Her character on the telly is Wendy Tridmore.” Lisa gazed for a second even more pityingly at Barney. A small cluster of people were approaching the bar wearing the sheepish and intimidating ...
Lyn Shea, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PITYINGLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pityingly is used in the context of the following news items.
1
5 Reasons Nigerian Students Perform Excellently Internationally But …
While the national assembly and other political offices are lavished with funds, the education budget is pityingly low for Nigerian universities. To be able to ... «NAIJ.COM, Jul 15»
2
My new addiction: road-building
Friends stare pityingly. The purpose of the enterprise is all but forgotten. My life has been overtaken by the urge to get this done. I bet it was the ... «Spectator.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
Revisiting 'Deadwood,' a Lawless Prelude to TV's New Golden Age
... and a few could barely disguise their contempt for the medium, asking me pityingly how I could bear to watch all that junk. Twelve years later ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
4
The tragic environmentalist and poet
... t-tnejn and towards the close he thinks he sees his father, whose memory Borg has always revered, looking at him pityingly from the grave. «Times of Malta, Jul 15»
5
Allison Pearson: How we forgot our table manners
You're so weird, Mum,” he says pityingly, dipping the sausage into ketchup and continuing to eat like Neanderthal Man, though I notice NM had ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
6
Recipes for life's feast
The President looked at us pityingly. "Where have you been? Dont you watch the news? Every one, including Arnab Goswami, will tell you that ... «Mid-Day, Jul 15»
7
Remembering Charles Correa, India's great contemporary architect
... with his new western clothes would look pityingly at the dirty hippies, he said. But Correa saw the hippy phenomenon as a message, a group ... «Financial Times, Jun 15»
8
A cure for cellulite? Mother-of-four puts orange peel-busting …
As he shook his head pityingly, I feared all hope was lost. I pleaded for help. 'But it will not be easy,' he said. 'You have very stubborn cellulite.'. «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
9
BBC's Roger Mosey admits the broadcaster is biased and liberal
'Look,' they say pityingly, 'the Left are always telling us we're biased towards the Right. Bet you didn't know that!' End of discussion. That smile ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
10
The other Modi
... for said cancer that Mrs Modi was able to party in Ibiza just three days later — the well-informed Mr Modi informed Sardesai pityingly. «The Indian Express, Jun 15»

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