Read the dictionary definition of pathetic. All definitions for this word.
1. inspiring scornful pity
1. how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years
2. inspiring mixed contempt and pity
1. their efforts were pathetic
2. pitiable lack of character
3. pitiful exhibition of cowardice
3. deserving or inciting pity
1. a hapless victim
2. miserable victims of war
3. the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic
4. piteous appeals for help
5. pitiable homeless children
6. a pitiful fate
7. Oh, you poor thing
8. his poor distorted limbs
9. a wretched life
