piètrement
French, adverb/pjɛ.tʁə.mɑ̃/
piètrement is a French adverb meaning “poorly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “D’une manière piètre”.
What does piètrement mean in English?
adverb
- 1
poorly
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. D’une manière piètre.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce piètrement?
- /pjɛ.tʁə.mɑ̃/
- /pje.tʁə.mɑ̃/
- \pjɛt.ʁə.mɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is piètrement in French?
piètrement appears about once in every 37 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).