Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

piteously

/ˈpɪ.ti.əs.li/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables: piteous-ly
IPA: /ˈpɪ.ti.əs.li/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a piteous manner; pathetically; plaintively.

Example Sentences

"He had been quite familiar with one old ghost, in a white waistcoat, with a monstrous iron safe attached to its ankle, who cried piteously at being unable to assist a wretched woman with an infant, whom it saw below, upon a door-step."
"Across her mind, and bowing over him, Low to her own heart piteously she said:"
"Little Sea and Desire would wail piteously over my body for a day, and then I should be quickly forgotten."
"Adam himself bewildered and Eveless outside the garden; a Minotaur howling piteously in a labyrinth of money-worries."

Etymology

From Middle English piteuously, pitously; equivalent to piteous + -ly.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: piteuously
Suffix: piteous

Inflected Forms

more piteously (comparative) most piteously (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce piteously?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɪ.ti.əs.li/.
What does piteously mean?: In a piteous manner; pathetically; plaintively.
Where does piteously come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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