/-fəlɪ; -flɪ/
adv
1 in a pitiful(1) manner 令人怜悯地
*pitifully injured 伤得很惨
* The child was pitifully thin. 那孩子瘦得可怜.
2 in a pitiful(2) manner 可鄙地
*a pitifully bad performance 可鄙的拙劣表演.