bathetic

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bathetic

/bəˈθɛtɪk/ UK

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From bathos + -etic, based on the form of pathos and pathetic.

adjective more bathetic · most bathetic

Characterized by or pertaining to bathos. The fall is indeed the archetypal bathetic motion, a sudden, surprising downward rush degrading the pretensions of posture and man's bipedal pride.
Similar: anticlimactic, banal, hammy, kitschy, bathetic, bromidic, cheesy, stock, clichéd, commonplace, corny, dog-eared

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@misc{bathetic_2026,
  title = {bathetic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bathetic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}