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bathetic definition

ba·thetic (bə t̸hetik)

adjective

characterized by bathos

Etymology: < bathos by analogy with pathetic

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bathetic Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • effect: Again this is for a bathetic effect - to make the reader laugh and make the author sound silly and absurd.
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