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| pa·thet·ic [ pə théttik ] |
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1. pitiful: provoking or expressing feelings of compassion and pity
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2. contemptibly inadequate: so inadequate as to be laughable or contemptible
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informal
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| [Late 16th century. Via French and late Latin< Greek pathētikos "sensitive" < pathos "feeling"] |
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  pa·thet·i·cal·ly adverb |
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