Misfortunate
Misfortunate adjective - Deserving or inciting pity.
Pathetic is a synonym for misfortunate. In some cases you can use "Pathetic" instead an adjective "Misfortunate".
Pathetic
Pathetic adjective - Deserving or inciting pity.
Usage example: "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy
Nearby Words: pathos, pathetically, pathetics
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- pitiful and misfortunate
- pitiful and pathetic
- disturbing and misfortunate
- disturbing and pathetic
- poor and misfortunate
- poor and pathetic
- unfortunate and misfortunate
- unfortunate and pathetic
- unhappy and misfortunate
- unhappy and pathetic
- miserable and misfortunate
- miserable and pathetic
- bad and misfortunate
- bad and pathetic
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