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Showing words for PATHETIC using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Pathetic

pathetic

7 Letter Words for Pathetic

aphetic, caphite, catheti, hepatic

6 Letter Words for Pathetic

attice, capite, cattie, chatti, haptic, hepcat, paiche, pathic, pettah, phaeic, phatic, piache, tapeti, thecia, thetic, tietac, tipcat

5 Letter Words for Pathetic

aitch, attic, chait, chape, chati, cheap, cheat, epact, ethic, hatte, hatti, hiate, patch, patte, peach, pecht, petit, petti, phaet, picea, pieta, pitch, pitta, tacet, tache, tachi, tacit, taich, tapet, tapit, tatie, tchai, teach, tecta, tetch, theat, theca, theia, theic, theta, titch, tithe

4 Letter Words for Pathetic

ache, acpt, acth, aith, atip, atte, cape, caph, capi, capt, cate, cath, cepa, ceti, chai, chap, chat, chia, chip, chit, cite, each, eath, echt, epha, epic, epit, etat, etch, etic, haec, hait, hate, hatt, heap, heat, hept, hipe, hipt, http, itch, pace, pact, pahi, pate, path, patt, peai, peat, pech, peta, phat, phit, pica, pice, pich, pict, piet, pita, pith, ptah, tace, tach, tact, tait, tape, tate, tath, tche, teap, teat, teca, tech, tepa, teth, thae, thai, that, thea, tice, tich, tipe, tipt, tite

3 Letter Words for Pathetic

ace, ach, act, ahi, ait, apc, ape, aph, apt, ate, atp, att, cai, cap, cat, cep, cha, che, chi, cia, cie, cit, cpa, cpi, cpt, cte, eat, ech, ect, epa, epi, eta, etc, eth, hae, hap, hat, hei, hep, het, hia, hic, hie, hip, hit, ice, ich, ihp, iph, ita, pac, pah, pat, pci, pct, pea, pec, peh, pet, phi, pht, pia, pic, pie, pit, pta, pte, ptt, tai, tap, tat, tch, tcp, tea, tec, tet, tha, the, tic, tie, tip, tit, tph, tpi

Definitions for Pathetic

[1] causing or evoking pity, sympathetic sadness, sorrow, etc.; pitiful; pitiable: a pathetic letter; a pathetic sight.
[2] affecting or moving the emotions.
[3] pertaining to or caused by the emotions.
[4] miserably or contemptibly inadequate: In return for our investment we get a pathetic three percent interest.
[5] evoking or expressing pity, sympathy, etc
[6] distressingly inadequate the old man sat huddled in front of a pathetic fire
[7] British informal ludicrously or contemptibly uninteresting or worthless the standard of goalkeeping in amateur football today is pathetic
[8] obsolete of or affecting the feelings
[9] pathetic sentiments

Words related to Pathetic

poignant, feeble, woeful, heartbreaking, miserable, pitiful, deplorable, sorry, distressing, heartrending, inadequate, lamentable, meager, melting, moving, paltry, petty, piteous, plaintive, poor

Words nearby Pathetic

pathbreaker, pathbreaking, pathergasia, pathergy, pathet lao, pathetic, pathetic fallacy, pathfinder, pathfinder prospectus, pathfinder, the, pathic

Origin of Pathetic

1590–1600; < Late Latin pathēticus < Greek pathētikós sensitive equivalent to pathēt(ós) made or liable to suffer (verbid of páschein to suffer + -ikos -ic

Words that may be confused with Pathetic

bathetic, pathetic

Other words from Pathetic

pa·thet·i·cal·ly , adverb
pa·thet·i·cal·ness , noun
hy·per·pa·thet·ic , adjective
hy·per·pa·thet·i·cal , adjective
hy·per·pa·thet·i·cal·ly , adverb
qua·si-pa·thet·ic , adjective
qua·si-pa·thet·i·cal·ly , adverb
un·pa·thet·ic , adjective
un·pa·thet·i·cal·ly , adverb

Word origin for Pathetic

C16: from French pathétique, via Late Latin from Greek pathetikos sensitive, from pathos suffering; see pathos

Synonyms for Pathetic

deplorable, feeble, heartbreaking, miserable, pitiful, poignant, sorry, woeful, commiserable, distressing, heartrending, inadequate, lamentable, meager, melting, moving, paltry, petty, piteous, pitiable, plaintive, poor, puny, rueful, tender, touching, useless, worthless, wretched