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pa·thet·ic
 pathetic
- pronunciation:
- p
the
tihk
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
arousing feelings of pity, sorrow, or tender concern.
the baby's pathetic wailing
- synonyms:
- affecting, moving, pitiable, pitiful, plaintive, poignant, touching
- similar words:
- distressing, doleful, dolorous, heartbreaking, heartrending, lamentable, mournful, piteous, rueful, sad, sorrowful, tearful, wretched
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| definition 2: |
miserably ineffective or inadequate.
a pathetic housekeeper- synonyms:
- awful, crummy, lousy, pitiable, pitiful, terrible, wretched
- similar words:
- contemptible, inadequate, insufficient, meager, measly, miserable, paltry
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| related words: |
deplorable, frugal, moving, poignant, poor, sorry, touching, tragic, woeful, worthless |
| derivation: |
pathetically (adv.) |
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