pa·thet·ic 
/pəˈθɛtɪk/ adjective
/pəˈθɛtɪk/ adjective [more pathetic; most pathetic] 1 : causing feelings of sadness and sympathy
▪ I could hear her pathetic [=pitiful] cries for help. ▪ The blind, old dog was a pathetic sight. 2 informal + disapproving : very bad, poor, weak, etc.
▪ The team was pretty bad last year, but this year they're downright pathetic. ▪ The story he told was a pathetic attempt to cover up a lie. ▪ a pathetic excuse ▪ His car is a pathetic piece of junk.
▪ I could hear her pathetic [=pitiful] cries for help. ▪ The blind, old dog was a pathetic sight.
▪ The team was pretty bad last year, but this year they're downright pathetic. ▪ The story he told was a pathetic attempt to cover up a lie. ▪ a pathetic excuse ▪ His car is a pathetic piece of junk.
— pa·thet·i·cal·ly /pəˈθɛtɪkli/ adverb
▪ The child cried pathetically.
/pəˈθɛtɪkli/ adverb ▪ The child cried pathetically.
