What is another word for pathetic ?

Arousing pity, especially through vulnerability or sadness

meagre^UK

meager^US

sombre^UK

somber^US

gray^US

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wintery^UK

wintry^US

agonizing^US

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agonized^US

humourless^UK

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“In her guise as a pathetic figure, she appears as a young woman who has been fooled by the promises of a faithless young man.”

Adjective

Causing, or suggestive of, melancholy or unhappiness

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“His poetic accounting sums these facts up as a pathetic tale of a life of unremitting labor crowned by misfortune.”

Adjective

leaving much to be desired

Miserably inadequate, to the point of being deserving of scorn

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meagre^UK

unsavory^US

unsavoury^UK

unable to do something for toffee

anemic^US

anaemic^UK

faint-hearted

phony^US

phoney^UK

off-colour^UK

off-color^US

unable to do something to save one's life

not up to expectations

no great shakes

leaving a lot to be desired

fantastical

not all it's cracked up to be

labored^US

laboured^UK

agonizing^US

humourless^UK

sombre^UK

humorless^US

somber^US

strictly for the birds

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“By which I mean I will use the most pathetic excuses to avoid doing anything.”

Adjective

beyond the bounds of possibility

Deserving or inviting derision or mockery

flakey^US

flaky^UK

dead from the neck up

stupidly irresponsible

as thick as two short planks

not worth considering

devoid of intelligence

beyond the realm of reason

not remotely possible

out of touch with reality

without rhyme or reason

away with the fairies

not the full shilling

not right in the head

not quite right in the head

not right upstairs

as daft as a brush

have a screw loose

have bats in the belfry

have kangaroos in the top paddock

mentally unbalanced

out of one's head

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“This is such a pathetic reply that your prey's antipathy, and disgust with your performance, should immediately dissolve in laughter.”

Adjective

not worth bothering about

Smaller than average amount

subnormal

meager^US

meagre^UK

of little consequence

not worth speaking of

not to be had for love nor money

scarcer than hen's teeth

as scarce as hens' teeth

wooly^US

woolly^UK

on the back of an envelope

narrow-gauged

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Adjective

leaving much to be desired

Not having or showing the necessary skills to do something successfully

unable to do something for toffee

not know one's arse from one's elbow

unable to do something

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Adjective

Not producing any significant or desired effect

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neutralized^US

defenseless^US

defenceless^UK

with no chance of success

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Adjective

without a will of your own

(colloquial) Timid, or showing a lack of courage

colourless^UK

colorless^US

afraid of one's shadow

afraid of one's own shadow

frightened of one's own shadow

like a lamb to the slaughter

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Adjective

Having or arousing feelings of tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia, typically in an exaggerated and self-indulgent way

laid on with a trowel

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Adjective

In a manner behoving a loser

loserly

Adjective

Dull or unexciting in nature or character

uninspiring

uninspired

colorless^US

colourless^UK

tame

anemic^US

anaemic^UK

not amounting to much

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Adjective

without two pennies to rub together

Poverty-stricken or very poor

in straitened circumstances

as poor as a church mouse

down and out

cleaned out

in reduced circumstances

without two farthings to rub together

unable to make ends meet

without two brass farthings to rub together

without a red cent

short

without a bean

without a brass farthing

without a penny to one's name

without a shot in one's locker

meager^US

meagre^UK

unable to keep the wolf from the door

down to last cent

on the dole

signing on

in distressed circumstances

have-not

in great need

in dire circumstances

financially distressed

in financial difficulties

financially embarrassed

not having two pennies to rub together

not having two farthings to rub together

without means of support

poor as a church mouse

without two pennies farthings to rub together

economically disadvantaged

unable to pay one's debts

financially ruined

belly-up

in Chapter 13

taken to the cleaners

gone to the wall

gone bust

in the hands of the receivers

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Adjective

Susceptible to illness or adverse conditions