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pathetical
Variant of pathetic
adjective
- expressing, arousing, or intended to arouse pity, sorrow, sympathy, or compassion; pitiful
- pitifully unsuccessful, ineffective, etc.: a pathetic performance
- of the emotions
Also pathetical
Related Forms:
- pathetically adverb
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