Both Uses of
pathetic
in
Man And Superman
- The women, "marchesane, principesse, cameriere, cittadine" and all, are become equally dangerous: the sex is aggressive, powerful: when women are wronged they do not group themselves pathetically to sing "Protegga il giusto cielo": they grasp formidable legal and social weapons, and retaliate.†
Chpt Ded.
- Withal, a man to be rather pitied when he is not to be feared; for there is something pathetic about him at times, as if the huge commercial machine which has worked him into his frock coat had allowed him very little of his own way and left his affections hungry and baffled.†
Chpt 3 *
Definition:
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(pathetic as in: Her pathetic look saddened us.) pitiful (arousing pity)