pathetic
Example Sentences
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His shtick was the interplay of two distinct types: bashful, vaguely pathetic one moment, utterly rabid the next.
From New York Times
"It is a pathetic excuse to spend more tax payer dollars as quickly as possible and further cedes control to the Chinese Communist Party in the process."
From Reuters
“I thought it was pathetic if not borderline repulsive,” Gober said of this omission.
From New York Times
“I get that there are some fears and concerns based on what happened on Jan. 6. But it’s ridiculous and pathetic and nihilistic to say that a conservative can’t peacefully protest.”
From New York Times
“They germinate in the fall and grow over the winter, when they look pathetic and like they’re not going to survive,” he says.
From Seattle Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
