pitiably
In sorry fashion
Pitiably means in a manner deserving or arousing pity—pathetically, wretchedly.
Someone who fails pitiably does so in a way that evokes sympathy or compassion: He pitiably begged for another chance.
The word can also carry a note of contempt, suggesting something so inadequate it's almost sad: The team performed pitiably all season.
Filled with grief
- mournfulShowing or feeling grief
- grief-strickenOverwhelmed by profound loss
- heartbrokenOverwhelmed with grief
- forlornSad and abandoned
desolate · woebegone · melancholic · doleful · tearful · anguished · bereaved · plaintive
Lacking strength or authority
- vulnerableOpen to attack
- defenselessWithout means to resist
- helplessUnable to act independently
- weakLacking power or force
frail · feeble · dependent · stranded · incapable · ineffectual · impotent · overwhelmed
In a pitiful way
- compassionatelyWith caring concern
- tenderlyWith gentle care
- touchinglyIn an emotionally affecting way
- movinglyIn an affecting way
poignantly · heartrending · sympathetically · affecting · stirring · emotional · plaintively · soulfully
sorrowful
Filled with grief
- mournfulShowing or feeling grief
- grief-strickenOverwhelmed by profound loss
- heartbrokenOverwhelmed with grief
forlorn · desolate · woebegone · melancholic · doleful · tearful · anguished · bereaved · plaintive · lugubrious
powerless
Lacking strength or authority
- vulnerableOpen to attack
- defenselessWithout means to resist
- helplessUnable to act independently
weak · frail · feeble · dependent · stranded · incapable · ineffectual · impotent · overwhelmed · struggling
pathetically
In a pitiful way
- compassionatelyWith caring concern
- tenderlyWith gentle care
- touchinglyIn an emotionally affecting way
movingly · poignantly · heartrending · sympathetically · affecting · stirring · emotional · plaintively · soulfully · wistfully
meager
Deficient in quantity
- scantBarely adequate amount
- paltryContemptibly meager
- insufficientBelow required quantity
wanting · lacking · deficient · poor · shabby · threadbare · sparse · meagerly · thinly · barely
pitiablyadmirably
Deservingly of esteem
enviably · impressively · respectably · honorably · gloriously
pitiablybrilliantly
With remarkable excellence
magnificently · splendidly · superbly · excellently · masterfully