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pathetic

2 entries found.

  1. pathetic
  2. pathetic fallacy

Main Entry:
pa·thet·ic Listen to the pronunciation of pathetic
Pronunciation:
\pə-ˈthe-tik\
Function:
adjective
Etymology:
Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French pathetique, from Late Latin patheticus, from Greek pathētikos capable of feeling, pathetic, from paschein (aor. pathein) to experience, suffer — more at pathos
Date:
1598
1 : having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity 2 : marked by sorrow or melancholy : sad 3 : pitifully inferior or inadequate <the restaurant's pathetic service> 4 : absurd , laughable <a pathetic costume>
synonyms see moving
— pa·thet·i·cal Listen to the pronunciation of pathetical \-ti-kəl\ adjective
— pa·thet·i·cal·ly Listen to the pronunciation of pathetically \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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