2 meanings, 3 uses
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1 —1 use as in:
Her pathetic look saddened us.
Definition
pitiful (arousing pity)
- He walked very slowly, and he had lost so much weight. It was pathetic, that's what it was.Chapter 14 (75% in)
pathetic = pitiful (something that arouses pity)
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2 —1 use as in:
a pathetic attempt to insult me
Definition
very bad — possibly so bad it is laughable (possibly mixed with some feeling of pity)
- I mean those particular cops were so dumb it was pathetic.Chapter 11 (8% in)
pathetic = so bad it is laughable or contemptible
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- Absolutely pathetic.Chapter 14 (75% in)
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