The abandoned dog looked truly pathetic.
被遗弃的狗看起来真的很可怜。
Choose the synonym for the word “pathetic” as used in context: The movie was so poorly made that it was simply pathetic.
A — pitiful. “pathetic” means adj. pitiful sad miserable
The lost, shivering kitten made a truly ______ sight out in the cold rain.
A — pathetic. “pathetic” means adj. pitiful sad miserable
pathetic — adj. pitiful sad miserable. In Chinese: 可怜的；悲哀的.
pathetic is pronounced /pəˈθɛtɪk/. It breaks into 3 syllables: pa · thet · ic.
The abandoned dog looked truly pathetic. (被遗弃的狗看起来真的很可怜。)
pitiful, lame — all close in meaning to pathetic (adj. pitiful sad miserable).
Yes. pathetic appears on the iSEE Vocab Upper list, which covers 804 words for the ISEE and SSAT.
path (emotion) + etic → pitiful.