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Pathetically

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Adverb

1. pathetically, pitiably

in a manner arousing sympathy and compassion

Example Sentences:
'the sick child cried pathetically'

2. pathetically

arousing scornful pity

Example Sentences:
'they had pathetically little money'
'it was pathetically bad'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Pathetically

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adjective
1. 
evoking or expressing pity, sympathy, etc
2. 
distressingly inadequate
the old man sat huddled in front of a pathetic fire
3. British informal
ludicrously or contemptibly uninteresting or worthless
the standard of goalkeeping in amateur football today is pathetic
4. obsolete
of or affecting the feelings
plural noun
5. 
pathetic sentiments
. Also (archaic or obsolete): pathetical

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Pathetically

see synonyms of pathetically
adjective
1. 
expressing, arousing, or intended to arouse pity, sorrow, sympathy, or compassion; pitiful
2. 
pitifully unsuccessful, ineffective, etc.
a pathetic performance
3. 
of the emotions
see also pathetic fallacy

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Pathetically

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adj.
1. Arousing or deserving of sympathetic sadness and compassion: "The old, rather shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic" (John Galsworthy).
2. Arousing or deserving of scornful pity.

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