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US
/pəˈθɛtɪk/
]
[ UK /pɐθˈɛtɪk/ ]
[ UK /pɐθˈɛtɪk/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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inspiring scornful pity
how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years -
deserving or inciting pity
a pitiful fate
pitiable homeless children
Oh, you poor thing
his poor distorted limbs
a wretched life
a hapless victim
miserable victims of war
his poor distorted limbs
the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic
piteous appeals for help -
inspiring mixed contempt and pity
pitiful exhibition of cowardice
their efforts were pathetic
pitiable lack of character
How To Use pathetic In A Sentence
- Alaric got a bit annoyed at how long we took to leave becuase of the guinea pigs - I didn't know weather to be sympathetic or laugh when he got narky about it :/ Snell-Pym » Guinea Pigs!
- She is good-hearted and took pity on my pathetic form whenever I was sent to the kitchens by my mistresses.
- None of the books quotes any sources or authorities for its statements, and all have pathetic indexes.
- Today's young people are said to be the most apathetic generation ever.
- Other former captives spoke of pathetically inadequate food rations.
- Cavil, Doral and another Simon how long have you got buddy? find the dead doctor Simon and once again Cavil shows himself to be a pathetic military planner, he admits he "miscalculated" Boomer's actions. VARIANTS: DAYBREAK, PT II - REVIEW
- A stimulant action on the parasympathetic portion of the oculomotor nucleus (third cranial nerve) is responsible for pupillary miosis.
- It would also release more time for doctors, who would no longer need to cope with people presenting illness as a cover for their real aim - the chance to talk to a sympathetic person about their personal problems.
- Meantime, the challenges of being Rector of Dundee should not daunt Kelly, with her empathetic skills, campaigning experience and endless enthusiasm.
- Certainly, this apathetic behaviour can be explained in part by disappointment with a government that many feel has not lived up to its rousing promises of four years ago.
