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pathetic/pəˈθetɪk/
▶adjective
- 1 arousing pity, especially through vulnerability or sadness.
- 2 informal miserably inadequate.
- 3 archaic relating to the emotions.
– derivatives
pathetically adverb.
pathetically adverb.
– origin C16: via late L. from Gk pathētikos ‘sensitive’, based on pathos ‘suffering’.
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