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pathetic
[ puh-thet-ik ]
adjective
Conditions at the refugee camp were far more pathetic than anything our training had prepared us for.
Synonyms: , , ,
- Informal. miserably or contemptibly inadequate:
In return for our investment we get a pathetic three percent interest. The carpenter we hired is pathetic.
- Archaic. pertaining to, caused by, or affecting the emotions:
pathetic outbursts.
Synonyms: , ,
pathetic
/ əˈθɛɪ /
adjective
- evoking or expressing pity, sympathy, etc
- distressingly inadequate
the old man sat huddled in front of a pathetic fire
- informal.ludicrously or contemptibly uninteresting or worthless
the standard of goalkeeping in amateur football today is pathetic
- obsolete.of or affecting the feelings
plural noun
- pathetic sentiments
Derived Forms
- 貹ˈٳپ, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- 貹·ٳ··· adverb
- 貹·ٳ···Ա noun
- ··貹·ٳ· adjective
- hy·per·貹·ٳ··· adverb
- ܲ·-貹·ٳ· adjective
- qua·si-貹·ٳ··· adverb
- ܲ·貹·ٳ· adjective
- un·貹·ٳ··· adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of pathetic1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of pathetic1
Example Sentences
It is so pathetic how everything is rabidly political these days.
The abuse, the threats - it's not passion, it's pathetic.
Democrats are so scared of wielding their power, and frankly, it's pathetic.
What a depressing place to be for Southampton fans - only possibly saving some face by beating Derby County's pathetic points total of 11 points from 2007-08, when Robbie Savage was captain.
And then, with pathetic enthusiasm, one of them tells her:
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