Vocabulary Entry

pathetic

|adjective • noun

adjective

Inspiring pity, especially through vulnerability or sadness; inadequate or of very low quality.

Example Sentences

"The movie was so pathetic that I couldn't watch it until the end."

"His excuses for being late were just pathetic."

"She felt pathetic when she couldn't answer the simple question."

noun

Example Sentences

"The pathetic of the scene left the audience in tears."

"He spoke of his past with a sense of pathetic."

"The book's central theme revolves around the pathetic of lost opportunities."