- self-pityingly
- adverb see self-pity
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
self-pityingly
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self-pityingly — adverb see self pitying * * * self pitˈyingly adverb • • • Main Entry: ↑self … Useful english dictionary
self-pityingly — See self pitying. * * * … Universalium
self-pity — self pitying, adj. self pityingly, adv. /self pit ee, self /, n. pity for oneself, esp. a self indulgent attitude concerning one s own difficulties, hardships, etc.: We must resist yielding to self pity and carry on as best we can. [1615 25] * *… … Universalium
self-pitying — (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective : given to self pity • self pityingly (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adverb * * * ˌself ˈpitying ; adjective Main entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
self-pity — noun Date: 1621 pity for oneself; especially a self indulgent dwelling on one s own sorrows or misfortunes • self pitying adjective • self pityingly adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
self-pity — noun excessive unhappiness over one s own troubles. Derivatives self pitying adjective self pityingly adverb … English new terms dictionary
self-pity — n. extreme sorrow for one s own troubles etc. Derivatives: self pitying adj. self pityingly adv … Useful english dictionary
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maudlin — [ mɔ:dlɪn] adjective self pityingly or tearfully sentimental. Origin ME (denoting Mary Magdalen): from OFr. Madeleine, from eccles. L. Magdalena; the current sense derives from images of Mary Magdalen weeping … English new terms dictionary
maudlin — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ self pityingly or tearfully sentimental. ORIGIN from the name of Mary Magdalen in the Bible, typically depicted weeping … English terms dictionary
