pitiably

1. And what she could earn seemed so pitiably small.
   而现在她能挣到的钱似乎太少了。
2. The daughter's dowry or wedding feast is so pitiably small.
   这个女儿的嫁妆或结婚宴席实在寒碜得可怜。

adv

1. in a manner arousing sympathy and compassion
   1. the sick child cried pathetically

   Synonym:    pathetically