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pathetically

[puh-the-tik-lee] / pəˈθɛ tɪk li /


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“I think it was always pathetically related to wanting to be, you know, married with children and almost like forcing people into these relationships,” Woodnick said “She was trying to force something.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

O’Brien argued that the nation’s labor laws were pathetically weak.

From Slate ● Jul. 16, 2024

You can't entirely blame them: It all seems like badly written fiction, acted by Z-listers who dress poorly, act pathetically and perform like drunken zombies.

From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2023

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

Beside the new prisoners, the older prisoners like me looked pathetically weak and incapable of any kind of real labor.

From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz


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