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# piteously

adverb (piteously)

«piteously» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

In a way that makes people feel pity, very sadly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/piteously/#m1)

### In the lessons

In stories it tells the reader a character is in great distress: Alice cries in the pool of tears; Toad weeps in his dungeon; a puppy whines piteously.

### Examples

- The puppy whined piteously at the door. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/piteously/#x1)
- Toad wept piteously in his dungeon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/piteously/#x2)
- The kitten mewed piteously in the rain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/piteously/#x3)
- The lost lamb bleated piteously. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/piteously/#x4)
- The baby cried piteously all night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/piteously/#x5)
- He begged piteously for help. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/piteously/#x6)
- The Mouse, terrified, piteously entreated him to spare its life. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/piteously/#x7)

### Note

From «piteous». Similar: pitifully.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «piteously» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/piteously/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«piteously» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/piteously.html) on Mova free.