pityingly
adverb
pityingly is spelled P-I-T-Y-I-N-G-L-Y: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, pityingly means “In a pitying manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in pityingly?
| Letters | 9: P-I-T-Y-I-N-G-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 71 million words; the 265,644th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is pityingly?
Pityingly appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of pityingly
- more pityingly comparative
- most pityingly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pityingly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a pitying manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pityingly come from?
From pitying + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).