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pitifully

adverb

to a pitiful degree

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Word length
9
Starts with
P
Ends with
Y
Contains
IT
Scrabble score
17
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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adverb

  1. to a pitiful degree

    “wages were pitifully low, particularly the wages of women”

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Example Sentences

wages were pitifully low, particularly the wages of women
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