Pathetic
Pathetic adjective - Deserving of one's pity.
Usage example: the plight of the homeless family was quite pathetic
Poor is a synonym for pathetic in pity topic. In some cases you can use "Poor" instead an adjective "Pathetic", when it comes to topics like inadequate, feeble, sad, wretched. popular alternative
Nearby Words: pathos, pathetically, pathetics
Mutual synonyms
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Poor and Pathetic. (2016). Retrieved 2023, September 25, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/pathetic/poor
Pathetic & Poor. N.p., 2016. Web. 25 Sep. 2023. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/pathetic/poor>.
Poor or Pathetic. 2016. Accessed September 25, 2023. https://thesaurus.plus/related/pathetic/poor.
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