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pathetic |
Grep of noun pathetic parasympathetic pathetic fallacy Overview of adj pathetic The adj pathetic has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched -- (deserving or inciting pity; "a hapless victim"; "miserable victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful fate"; "couldn't rescue the poor fellow"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "a wretched life") 2. (1) pathetic, pitiable, pitiful -- (inspiring mixed contempt and pity; "their efforts were pathetic"; "pitiable lack of character"; "pitiful exhibition of cowardice") 3. pathetic, ridiculous, silly -- (inspiring scornful pity; "how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years"- Dashiell Hammett) Antonyms of adj pathetic 3 senses of pathetic Sense 1 hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched INDIRECT (VIA unfortunate) -> fortunate Sense 2 pathetic, pitiable, pitiful INDIRECT (VIA contemptible) -> estimable Sense 3 pathetic, ridiculous, silly INDIRECT (VIA undignified) -> dignified Similarity of adj pathetic 3 senses of pathetic Sense 1 hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched => unfortunate (vs. fortunate) Sense 2 pathetic, pitiable, pitiful => contemptible (vs. estimable) Sense 3 pathetic, ridiculous, silly => undignified (vs. dignified) Attributes of adj pathetic Familiarity of adj pathetic pathetic used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj pathetic antipathetic apathetic empathetic parasympathetic pathetic sympathetic unsympathetic Overview of adj pathetic The adj pathetic has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched -- (deserving or inciting pity; "a hapless victim"; "miserable victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful fate"; "couldn't rescue the poor fellow"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "a wretched life") 2. (1) pathetic, pitiable, pitiful -- (inspiring mixed contempt and pity; "their efforts were pathetic"; "pitiable lack of character"; "pitiful exhibition of cowardice") 3. pathetic, ridiculous, silly -- (inspiring scornful pity; "how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years"- Dashiell Hammett)
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