Hypertext Webster Gateway: "pathetically"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Pathetical \Pa*thet"ic*al\, a.
Pathetic. [R.] -- {Pa*thet"ic*al*ly}, adv. --
{Pa*thet"ic*al*ness}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
pathetically
adv 1: in a manner arousing sympathy and compassion; "the sick
child cried pathetically" [syn: {pitiably}]
2: arousing scornful pity; "they had pathetically little
money"; "it was pathetically bad"
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