pitying
[ pit-ee-ing ]
adjective
full of or expressing pity: a pitying look.
Origin of pitying
1Other words from pitying
- pit·y·ing·ly, adverb
- un·pit·y·ing, adjective
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How to use pitying in a sentence
There is nothing which the world dreads so much as an unpitying truth.
And the fields around the hunting-lodge, thought I. Has our dear bower been destroyed by this unpitying storm?
The Sorrows of Young Werther | J.W. von GoetheShe then gave one fearful glance, and discovered William, unpitying but beloved William, in every feature!
Nature and Art | Mrs. InchbaldUnpitying in her stern policy, few were the occasions when, for high state reasons, she stayed her uplifted hand.
History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) | John William DraperAs seniors we can look down on her with a cold and unpitying eye.
Marjorie Dean, College Senior | Pauline Lester
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