pathetically

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pathetically

/pəˈθɛtɪkli/

adverb more pathetically · most pathetically

In a pathetic manner; piteously. Young, pretty, an orphan — and under such circumstances, she told her weeping tale so pathetically, so mildly, and so unhatingly towards the prisoners at the bar, that all admired, praised, loved her.

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adv in a pathetic manner

Français	pathétiquement
Русский	жа́лостно žálostno, тро́гательно trógatelʹno, умили́тельно umilítelʹno

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@misc{pathetically_2026,
  title = {pathetically},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pathetically},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}