Definitions
inspiring scornful pity
Word origin
From Middle French pathétique, from Latin patheticus, from Ancient Greek παθητικός (pathētikós, “subject to feeling, capable of feeling, impassioned”), from παθητός (pathētós, “one who has suffered, subject to suffering”), from πάσχω (páskhō, “to suffer”). By surface analysis, path- + -etic.
Used in a sentence
“The child’s pathetic pleas for forgiveness stirred the young man’s heart.”
“She held his hand in one of hers, but she too was dozing, and the two made a pretty, or rather a pathetic, picture.”
“There was no hospital, or any accommodation for the sick men. Each mate nursed his fellow, and some strikingly pathetic touches of devotion were shown here and there amongst them.”
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Arousing pity”8 letters
02“Pitiful”8 letters
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