English dictionary
pathetic
adjectivePronunciation
pəˈθɛtɪk
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- inspiring scornful pity
adjective
- inspiring mixed contempt and pity
adjective
- deserving or inciting pity
Example sentences
{'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