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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!
- _merit-thermometer_, a sort of _Aeolian-harp-test_; in the flat parts his voice was unimpassioned, but if the gust of genius swept over the wires, his tones rose in intensity, till his own energy of feeling and expression kindled in others a sympathetic impulse, which the dull were forced to feel, whilst his animated recitations threw fresh meaning into the minds of the more discerning. Reminiscences of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey
- 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.