Hurtful and Pathetic

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Hurtful adjective - Causing or capable of causing harm.

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Pathetic and hurtful are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pathetic" instead an adjective "Hurtful".

Nearby Words: hurt, hurting

Pathetic adjective - Deserving of one's pity.

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Hurtful and pathetic are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hurtful" instead an adjective "Pathetic".

Nearby Words: pathos, pathetically, pathetics

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