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Definition of Pityingly
1. Adverb. In a compassionate manner. "The nurse looked at him pityingly"
Definition of Pityingly
1. Adverb. In a pitying manner. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pityingly
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pityingly
Literary usage of Pityingly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Collected Works of George Moore by George Moore (1922)
"... but always listened to pityingly by Alice—and, talking thus of their past
life, the sisters leant over the spring fire that burnt out in the grate. ..."
2. Suomalais-englantilainen sanakirja by Severi Alanne (1919)
"... pityingly, with pity (1. compassion 1. commiseration): ~ mi**ta pity the ...
pityingly, compassionately, sympathetically, with pity, with compassion, ..."
3. The Bookman (1906)
"... at me pityingly, and her friends came over. I set my teeth and smiled. A set
teeth smile is not a pretty thing, but it was the best I had to offer the ..."
4. The People of the Abyss by Jack London (1903)
"Three working girls came along, and one looked pityingly at me ; as she passed
I followed her with my eyes, and she still looked pityingly back at me. ..."
5. All the Year Round by Charles Dickens (1885)
"He looked down on her pityingly. His voice had more of authority in it than before.
... Colonel Wickham stood looking after her wonderingly, pityingly. ..."
6. The Cornhill Magazine by George Smith (1872)
"Just now when I was praying for you it seemed to me that the Virgin's image looked
pityingly upon me, as if she could see into the future. ..."
7. The Collected Works of George Moore by George Moore (1922)
"... but always listened to pityingly by Alice—and, talking thus of their past
life, the sisters leant over the spring fire that burnt out in the grate. ..."
8. Suomalais-englantilainen sanakirja by Severi Alanne (1919)
"... pityingly, with pity (1. compassion 1. commiseration): ~ mi**ta pity the ...
pityingly, compassionately, sympathetically, with pity, with compassion, ..."
9. The Bookman (1906)
"... at me pityingly, and her friends came over. I set my teeth and smiled. A set
teeth smile is not a pretty thing, but it was the best I had to offer the ..."
10. The People of the Abyss by Jack London (1903)
"Three working girls came along, and one looked pityingly at me ; as she passed
I followed her with my eyes, and she still looked pityingly back at me. ..."
11. All the Year Round by Charles Dickens (1885)
"He looked down on her pityingly. His voice had more of authority in it than before.
... Colonel Wickham stood looking after her wonderingly, pityingly. ..."
12. The Cornhill Magazine by George Smith (1872)
"Just now when I was praying for you it seemed to me that the Virgin's image looked
pityingly upon me, as if she could see into the future. ..."
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