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pathetic

/pəˈθɛtɪk/ adjectif B2

En français : pathétique, lamentable, minable

  1. Arousing pity, sympathy, or compassion; exciting pathos. · The child’s pathetic pleas for forgiveness stirred the young man’s heart.
  2. Arousing scorn or contempt, often due to miserable inadequacy. · You can't even run two miles? That’s pathetic.· You're almost 26 years old and you still can't hold a real job? That's pathetic.
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I used the most pathetic language I could think of and said ‘thou’ and ‘thee.’ ‘Thou’ and ‘thee’ seem so much more romantic than ‘you.’ Diana gave me a lock of her hair and I’m going to sew it up in a little bag and wear it around my neck all my life.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 126 · C1
And the choir are going to sing four lovely pathetic songs that are pretty near as good as hymns.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 145 · C1
Jane and Ruby almost always cry when I come to the pathetic parts.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 208 · C1
That kind of puzzled us because the stories were all very pathetic and almost everybody died.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 208 · C1

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