pityingly

English

Etymology

pitying +‎ -ly

Adverb

pityingly (comparative more pityingly, superlative most pityingly)

  1. In a pitying manner.
    • Max Beerbohm, Zuleika Dobson
      The lady in the mirror gazed at the lady in the room, reproachfully at first, then — for were they not sisters? — relentingly, then pityingly.
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