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pathetic

pa·thet·ic [ pə théttik ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. pitiful: provoking or expressing feelings of compassion and pity

2. contemptibly inadequate: so inadequate as to be laughable or contemptible ( informal )

[Late 16th century. Via French and late Latin< Greek pathētikos "sensitive" < pathos "feeling"]

pa·thet·i·cal·ly adverb

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