PATHETIC


Meaning of PATHETIC in English

1.

If you describe a person or animal as ~, you mean that they are sad and weak or helpless, and they make you feel very sorry for them.

The small group of onlookers presented a ~ sight...

She now looked small, shrunken and ~.

ADJ

~ally

She was ~ally thin.

ADV

2.

If you describe someone or something as ~, you mean that they make you feel impatient or angry, often because they are weak or not very good.

What ~ excuses...

It’s a pound for a small glass of wine, which is ~.

ADJ disapproval

~ally

Five women in a group of 18 people is a ~ally small number.

ADV: ADV adj

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