meaning of pathetic
1. Expressing or showing anger; passionate.
2. Affecting or moving the tender emotions, esp. pity or grief; full of pathos; as, a pathetic song or story.
3. inspiring scornful pity; "how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years"- Dashiell Hammett
Related Words
pathetic | pathetic fallacy | pathetical | pathetically |
