pathetic

Words with a similar base: pathetic

'pathetic'

[hapless.s.01] as in: deserving or inciting pity; ; ; - Galsworthy

Examples:
a hapless victim
miserable victims of war
the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic
piteous appeals for help
pitiable homeless children
a pitiful fate
Oh, you poor thing
his poor distorted limbs
a wretched life

'pathetic'

[pathetic.s.02] as in: inspiring mixed contempt and pity

Examples:
their efforts were pathetic
pitiable lack of character
pitiful exhibition of cowardice

'pathetic'

[pathetic.s.03] as in: inspiring scornful pity; - Dashiell Hammett

Examples:
how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years

Origins

					pathetic (English)
└── patheticus (Latin)
    └── παθητικός (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
        └── πάθος (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
            └── πάσχω (Ancient Greek (to 1453))

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