Self-pityingly
adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 in a self-pitying manner
"In his corner of south London,, in a cramped dump of a house he had sealed up so tight that he and Lawrence could hardly breath, living off state benefits, he was precisely and self-pityingly unhappy."
Example
More examples"In his corner of south London,, in a cramped dump of a house he had sealed up so tight that he and Lawrence could hardly breath, living off state benefits, he was precisely and self-pityingly unhappy."
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