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    pa·thet·ic
    /pəˈTHedik/

    adjective

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  2. unsuccessful or showing no ability, effort, or bravery, so that people feel no respect : a pathetic attempt / joke / excuse. Are you telling me you're frightened to speak to her? Don't be so pathetic!

  3. The meaning of PATHETIC is having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity. How to use pathetic in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Pathetic.

  4. Pathetic definition: causing or evoking pity, sympathetic sadness, sorrow, etc.; pitiful; pitiable. See examples of PATHETIC used in a sentence.

  5. 1. evoking or expressing pity, sympathy, etc. 2. distressingly inadequate. the old man sat huddled in front of a pathetic fire. 3. British informal. ludicrously or contemptibly uninteresting or worthless. the standard of goalkeeping in amateur football today is pathetic.

  6. Something pathetic inspires pity and contempt. If your backhand is pathetic, you probably shouldn't try out for the tennis team. These days, when you see the word pathetic, it's pretty clear that it's no compliment. This is an insulting word for things that are so bad they bum you out.

  7. showing no skill, effort, or bravery: He made a rather pathetic attempt to apologize. You're too frightened to speak to her? Come on, that's pathetic! It was a pathetic performance. pathetic adjective (SAD) sad and weak: Four times the pathetic little creature fell to the ground. pathetically. adverb. a pathetically small amount of money.

  8. Definition of pathetic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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