pathetic

Adjective
  1. Deserving or inciting pity (synset 301054589)
    "a hapless victim"; "miserable victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"; "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful fate"; "Oh, you poor thing"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "a wretched life"
    similar to: unfortunate - not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
    same as: hapless, miserable, misfortunate, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched
  2. Inspiring mixed contempt and pity (synset 300908403)
    "their efforts were pathetic"; "pitiable lack of character"; "pitiful exhibition of cowardice"
    similar to: contemptible - deserving of contempt or scorn
    same as: pitiable, pitiful
  3. Inspiring scornful pity (synset 300756368)
    "how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years"
    similar to: undignified - lacking dignity
    same as: ridiculous, silly

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