Both Uses of
pathetic
in
Arrowsmith
- He thought of Madeline's pathetic enthusiasms: her "Provencal pleasaunce" and the limp-leather volumes of poetry which she patted with fond finger-tips; of the tie she had bought for him, and her pride in his hair when he brushed it like the patent-leather heroes in magazine illustrations.†
Chpt 6
- Over him came remembrance of Clif's loyalty in the old barren days, and Clif's joy to share with him every pathetic gain.†
Chpt 39 *
Definition:
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(pathetic as in: Her pathetic look saddened us.) pitiful (arousing pity)