pathetically
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Ms. Wilson and Ms. Saban are both mesmerizing as these pathetically funny figures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
This applies at the other end of the demographic scale as well: Americans have a pathetically low life expectancy for a developed country.
From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2025
O’Brien argued that the nation’s labor laws were pathetically weak.
From Slate ● Jul. 16, 2024
But in the conversation of pathetically foolish sports moves in this town, the Wizards finding themselves in this position ranks among the worst.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 19, 2023
“I can’t stop Gawaine saying filings,” retorted Sir Bors hotly, desperately, pathetically, furiously, and with tenor.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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