Pathetically

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pathetical \Pa*thet"ic*al\, a.
     Pathetic. [R.] -- {Pa*thet"ic*al*ly}, adv. --
     {Pa*thet"ic*al*ness}, n.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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"