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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
CEFR level
A2

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adverb

  1. To a pitiful degree

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

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Wages were pitifully low, particularly the wages of women

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