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Meaning of 'pathetic' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Pathetic [ a.]
- Expressing or showing anger; passionate.
- Affecting or moving the tender emotions, esp. pity or grief; full of pathos; as, a pathetic song or story.

Meaning of 'pathetic' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . pathetic [ s]
Meaning (1):
- deserving or inciting pity
Example in sentence:
  • a hapless victim;
  • a pitiful fate;
  • a wretched life;
  • his poor distorted limbs;
  • miserable victims of war;
  • Oh, you poor thing;
  • piteous appeals for help;
  • pitiable homeless children;
  • the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic
Meaning (2):
- inspiring scornful pity
Example in sentence:
  • how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years
Meaning (3):
- inspiring mixed contempt and pity
Example in sentence:
  • pitiable lack of character;
  • pitiful exhibition of cowardice;
  • their efforts were pathetic

Nearby Words:

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