pathetic

[US]/pəˈθetɪk/
[UK]/pəˈθetɪk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. pitiful, sorrowful, dull

Example Sentences

that pathetic excuse for a man!.

a piteous appeal for help.See Synonyms at pathetic

The animal gave a pathetic little whimper.

I refused to go along with their pathetic charade.

she looked so pathetic that I bent down to comfort her.

pathetic, self-parodying former beauty queens propped up by surgery and cosmetics.

"The old, rather shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic" (John Galsworthy).

The chastised child looked at her father with a pathetic, doleful expression.

Real-world Examples

And needy and pathetic and... kinda hilarious.

Source: Desperate Housewives Season 5

No, everything was not quite that pathetic.

Source: 1000 episodes of English stories (continuously updated)

I think the way you're trying to rationalize your behavior is pathetic.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 6

You don't think that makes me seem a little... -Ross: Desperate, needy, pathetic?

Source: Friends Season 1 (Edited Version)

" Pathetic, Weasley, " said Snape, after a while.

Source: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

I got to help your pathetic family.

Source: Rick and Morty Season 1 (Bilingual)

This whole thing is really sad and pathetic.

Source: Modern Family - Season 05

It was just some sad, pathetic lost boy.

Source: Out of Control Season 3

Hmm, when I see it outload this sound really pathetic?

Source: 1000 episodes of English stories (continuously updated)

It was actually kind of pathetic.

Source: Diary of a Little Kid 1: Haunted House Ideas

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