单词	pitifully
释义	pitifully /ˈpɪtɪfʊli / /ˈpɪtɪf(ə)li / adverb 1In a manner that deserves or arouses pity: the dog whined and cried pitifully [as submodifier]: the children were pitifully thin... The dragon turned to look over its shoulder, flapping its broken wings pitifully. He bobbed to the surface, howling pitifully, his paws thrashing. The exhibition included predictable scenes of patients cowering pitifully in gloomy, overcrowded asylums. 2 [as submodifier] To a very poor or inadequate degree: last week 's turnout was pitifully small pitifully weak military forces... Even their cunning ruses are pitifully obvious. They are more often than not portrayed as pitifully inept. Left to its own devices, it was pitifully unable to mount a serious military operation.
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