PATHETIC
MEANING1 : (adj.) evocative of pity or sorrow; can be scornful or sympathetic
EXAMPLE SENTENCES:
- The mongrel’s diseased condition was pathetic; it would surely not survive for too much longer.
- I am deeply moved to see the pathetic condition of the impoverished baby.
MEANING 2 : (adj.) miserably insufficient or inadequate
EXAMPLE SENTENCES :
- The pathetic sum of money we won at the film festival did not even cover the budget of our film.
- That was a pathetic performance by our national cricket team.
SYNONYMS: pitiable, pitiful, paltry
ANTONYMS: cheerful, worthwhile
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