pitifully

ˈpɪtɪfli
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Translation of pitifully into Russian

Adverb

1.

degree

to an extent that is very inadequate
жалко zhalkoубого ubogo
  • The team performed pitifully in the final match.Команда выступила жалко в финальном матче.
2.

manner

in a way that makes people feel pity
  • She cried pitifully after hearing the news.Она жалобно плакала, услышав новость.
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Synonyms and analogies of pitifully in English

Examples of pitifully in a sentence

  • He pitifully underestimated the time required for completion.
  • The abandoned puppy looked pitifully at the passersby.
  • He pitifully begged for another chance after the mistake.

Translations of "pitifully" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adverb
жалобноadv. - zhalobno

The abandoned house stood pitifully, its windows shattered and paint peeling away.

Заброшенный дом стоял жалобно, его окна разбиты, и краска облупляется.

жалкоadv. - zhalko

The broken toy lay pitifully in the corner, waiting to be fixed.

Сломанная игрушка жалко лежала в углу, ожидая, когда её починят.

плачевноadv. - plachevno

But as a rule, all this ends pitifully for them.

Но как правило, все это заканчивается плачевно для них.

прискорбноadv. - priskorbno

In the first weeks of the war, to be sure, Britain had pitifully few troops to send to France.

В первые недели войны Англия действительно имела прискорбно мало войск, чтобы послать их во Францию.

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Other translations for pitifully:

  • ничтожно малоadv.
  • убогоadv.

pitifully: Examples and translations in context

They looked pitifully at their broken car, stranded in the middle of nowhere.

Они жалобно смотрели на свою сломанную машину, застрявшую в глуши.

A bedraggled cat appeared on my doorstep, drenched and meowing pitifully for help.

На моём пороге появилась мокрая и жалобно мяукающая кошка, прося о помощи.

The once vibrant garden now looked pitifully neglected, overgrown with weeds and debris.

Некогда яркий сад теперь выглядел жалобно заброшенным, заросшим сорняками и мусором.

She pitifully begged for help, her voice trembling with desperation and fear.

Она жалобно просила о помощи, её голос дрожал от отчаяния и страха.

His pitifully thin frame showed how little he had eaten during the past days.

Его жалобно худощавое телосложение показывало, как мало он ел в последние дни.

The stray puppy looked up at me pitifully, hoping for a scrap of food.

Бродячий щенок жалобно посмотрел на меня, надеясь на кусочек еды.

He pitifully stared at the empty plate, wishing for just one bite of dinner.

Он жалобно смотрел на пустую тарелку, мечтая хоть об одном кусочке ужина.

The toddler pitifully cried for his mother, lost in the crowded toy store.

Малыш жалобно звал маму, потерявшись в переполненном магазине игрушек.

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