piteously
In pathetic manner
Piteously means in a manner that arouses or deserves pity—plaintive, mournful, wretched.
A dog whines piteously at the door.
A child begs piteously for one more chance.
The word emphasizes the emotional effect on observers: She looked at him piteously, tears streaming down her face.
In a sad, longing manner
- mournfullyIn a grieving way
- woefullyIn a lamentable way
- dolefullyIn a mournful way
- sorrowfullyIn a mourning way
imploringly · beseechingly · wretchedly · forlornly · pathetically · tearfully · heartbreakingly · despairingly
Earnest desperate requesting
- pleadingUrgent heartfelt request
- imploringUrgently requesting with emotion
- beseechingUrgently pleading for something
- supplicatingAsking humbly, desperately
entreating · crying out · whimpering · sobbing · wailing · moaning · keening · lamenting
Severely emotionally distressed
- tormentedSubjected to severe distress
- wretchedExtremely unhappy or unfortunate
- afflictedSuffering from something harmful
- miserableWretchedly unhappy, dejected
grief-stricken · heartbroken · despairing · distressed · distraught · inconsolable · bereft · desolate
plaintively
In a sad, longing manner
- mournfullyIn a grieving way
- woefullyIn a lamentable way
- dolefullyIn a mournful way
sorrowfully · imploringly · beseechingly · wretchedly · forlornly · pathetically · tearfully · heartbreakingly · despairingly · lamentably
begging
Earnest desperate requesting
- pleadingUrgent heartfelt request
- imploringUrgently requesting with emotion
- beseechingUrgently pleading for something
supplicating · entreating · crying out · whimpering · sobbing · wailing · moaning · keening · lamenting · groveling
anguished
Severely emotionally distressed
- tormentedSubjected to severe distress
- wretchedExtremely unhappy or unfortunate
- afflictedSuffering from something harmful
miserable · grief-stricken · heartbroken · despairing · distressed · distraught · inconsolable · bereft · desolate · woebegone
helpless
Unable to act independently
- defenselessWithout means to resist
- powerlessLacking strength or authority
- weakLacking power or force
frail · fragile · exposed · unprotected · abandoned · forsaken · desperate · needy · dependent · wretched
compassion
Concern for others' distress
- sympathyCompassionate understanding of others
- empathySharing another's emotions
- mercyCompassion toward offenders
tenderness · concern · sorrow · heartache · moved · touched · stirred · affected · softened · melted
piteouslyjoyfully
With great pleasure
happily · cheerfully · gladly · triumphantly · exuberantly
piteouslystoically
With unemotional endurance
impassively · unflinchingly · composedly · calmly · dispassionately