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pathetic
adjective
inspiring scornful pity
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pəˈθɛtɪk
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adjective
inspiring scornful pity
“{'source': 'Dashiell Hammett', 'text': 'how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years'}”
adjective
inspiring mixed contempt and pity
“their efforts were pathetic”
adjective
deserving or inciting pity
“a hapless victim”
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{'source': 'Dashiell Hammett', 'text': 'how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years'}
their efforts were pathetic
pitiable lack of character
pitiful exhibition of cowardice
a hapless victim
miserable victims of war
{'source': 'Galsworthy', 'text': 'the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic'}
piteous appeals for help
pitiable homeless children
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