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adj. Arousing or capable of arousing sympathetic sadness and compassion: "The old, rather shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic” ( John Galsworthy).

adj. Arousing or capable of arousing scornful pity.

adj. Arousing pity, sympathy, or compassion.

adj. Arousing scornful pity or contempt, often due to miserable inadequacy.

adj. Expressing or showing anger; passionate.

adj. Affecting or moving the tender emotions, esp. pity or grief; full of pathos.

Expressing or showing passion; passionate.

Full of pathos; affecting or moving the feelings; exciting pity, sorrow, grief, or other tender emotion; affecting: as, a pathetic song or discourse; pathetic expostulation.

In anatomy, trochlear: in designation of or reference to the fourth crania1 nerve.

n. A trochlear or pathetic nerve; a patheticus.

Trochlear: in reference to the superior oblique muscle.

n. Same as patheticus, 2.

adj. inspiring mixed contempt and pity

adj. inspiring scornful pity

adj. deserving or inciting pity

"I mean, the security guard who actually finally spotted her, heard what he called a pathetic little whimper."

contemptible    undignified    unfortunate   

pathetic nerves   

passionate    affecting    disgraceful    pitiful    miserable    wretched    despicable    shameful    dishonorable   

Athletic    Peripatetic    acetic    aesthetic    alphabetic    anesthetic    apathetic    apologetic    arithmetic    ascetic   

sad    pitiful    mournful    curious    foolish    amuse