3syllables
pathetic
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Definitions ofpathetic
1adjective
- Arousing pity, sympathy, or compassion.
Example: "The child’s pathetic pleas for forgiveness stirred the young man’s heart."
- Arousing scornful pity or contempt, often due to miserable inadequacy.
Example: "You can't even run two miles? That’s pathetic."
- Expressing or showing anger; passionate.
- Trochlear.
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