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The Meaning of pathetic

  • (a.) Expressing or showing anger; passionate.
  • (a.) Affecting or moving the tender emotions, esp. pity or grief; full of pathos; as, a pathetic song or story.

Synonyms

hapless , miserable , misfortunate , piteous , pitiable , pitiful , poor , wretched , pitiable , pitiful , ridiculous , silly

Rhymes

acetic , aesthetic , alphabetic , anesthetic , apathetic , apologetic , arithmetic , ascetic , athletic , bionetic , cosmetic , diabetic , diamagnetic , dietetic , diuretic , electromagnetic , emetic , empathetic , energetic , epigenetic , esthetic , ferromagnetic , frenetic , genetic , geomagnetic , hettick , homiletic , intermagnetic , kinesthetic , kinetic , lettic , magnetic , paramagnetic , parasympathetic , parthenogenetic , peripatetic , phonetic , poetic , prophetic , sympathetic , synthetic , unapologetic