Definition of Pathetic

rousing compassion

Examples of Pathetic in a sentence

Jason looked like a pathetic dog as he tried to set up his tent in the drenching rain.  🔊

Because Heather was drunk, she did not realize how pathetic she looked as she staggered around the party.  🔊

Tom appeared pathetic as he watched his ex-wife marry his best friend.  🔊

When I saw the pathetic homeless man shivering in the cold, I gave him my coat.  🔊

John wore a pathetic look of heartbreak when his wife handed him divorce papers.  🔊

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