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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 yvlog 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
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of pathetic1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of pathetic1
Example Sentences
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:
Wilson added that she isn’t intimidated by the “pathetic man-child” and the massive amount of power he’s usurped both as the world’s richest man and a close advisor to Trump.
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