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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