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1 Pathetic -- rank: 1000

Pathetic definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary PATHET'IC PATHET'ICAL, a ... particularly pity, sorrow, grief or other tender emotion; as a pathetic song or discourse; pathetic expostulation. No theory of the passions can teach a man to be pathetic. PATHET'IC, n. Style or manner adapted to awaken the ... at Venice is said to have so excelled in the pathetic, as to be able to play any of his auditors ... victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy; "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a ...

2 Pathetic nerve -- rank: 855

Pathetic nerve definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Pathetic Pa*thet"ic, a. [L. patheticus, Gr. ?, fr. ?, ?, to suffer ... emotions, esp. pity or grief; full of pathos; as, a pathetic song or story. ``Pathetic action.'' --Macaulay. No theory of the passions can teach a man to be pathetic. --E. Porter. Pathetic muscle (Anat.), the superior oblique muscle of the eye. ...

3 Pathetic muscle -- rank: 855

Pathetic muscle definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Pathetic Pa*thet"ic, a. [L. patheticus, Gr. ?, fr. ?, ?, to suffer ... emotions, esp. pity or grief; full of pathos; as, a pathetic song or story. ``Pathetic action.'' --Macaulay. No theory of the passions can teach a man to be pathetic. --E. Porter. Pathetic muscle (Anat.), the superior oblique muscle of the eye. ...

4 The pathetic -- rank: 855

The pathetic definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Pathetic Pa*thet"ic, a. [L. patheticus, Gr. ?, fr. ?, ?, to suffer ... emotions, esp. pity or grief; full of pathos; as, a pathetic song or story. ``Pathetic action.'' --Macaulay. No theory of the passions can teach a man to be pathetic. --E. Porter. Pathetic muscle (Anat.), the superior oblique muscle of the eye. ...

5 pathetic fallacy -- rank: 773

pathetic fallacy definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: the ... inanimate objects; `the friendly sun' is an example of the pathetic fallacy Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1856 the ascription of ...

6 Moving -- rank: 544

... persuading; influencing. 1. a. Exciting the passions or affections; touching; pathetic; affecting; adapted to excite or affect the passions; as a ... faithful dog > • movingly adverb Synonyms: moving, impressive, poignant, affecting, touching, pathetic mean having the power to produce deep emotion. moving may ... or compassion < the touching innocence in a child's eyes >. pathetic implies moving to pity or sometimes contempt < pathetic attempts to justify misconduct >. Oxford Reference Dictionary adj. 1 that ... mind; adapted to move the sympathies, passions, or affections; touching; pathetic; as, a moving appeal. I sang an old moving story ... Synonyms a. 1. Impelling, instigating, influencing, persuading. 2. Affecting, touching, pathetic, impressive. Moby Thesaurus active, activity, actuating, actuation, advancing, affecting, ...

7 Touching -- rank: 471

... offered to idols-- 1 Corinthians 8. 2. a. Affecting; moving; pathetic. TOUCHING, n. tuch'ing. Touch; the sense of feeling. WordNet ... moving • touchingly adverb Oxford Reference Dictionary adj. & prep. --adj. moving; pathetic (a touching incident; touching confidence). --prep. literary concerning; about. Derivatives ... Webster's 1913 Dictionary Touching Touch"ing, a. Affecting; moving; pathetic; as, a touching tale. -- Touch"ing*ly, adv. Webster's ... s Dictionary of English Synonyms I. a. Affecting, moving, melting, pathetic, tender. II. prep. Concerning, regarding, respecting, with regard to, with ... moving, nudge, nudging, of, on, osculation, osculatory, overlapping, painful, palpation, pathetic, pawning, pertaining to, pertinent to, petting, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, pledging ...

8 Pitiful -- rank: 471

... adj 1: inspiring mixed contempt and pity; "their efforts were pathetic"; "pitiable lack of character"; "pitiful exhibition of cowardice" [syn: pathetic, pitiable, pitiful] 2: bad; unfortunate; "my finances were in a ... victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy; "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful ... poor distorted limbs"; "a wretched life" [syn: hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched] Merriam Webster's adjective Date ... nasty, nefarious, noisome, notorious, obnoxious, odious, offensive, opprobrious, outrageous, paltry, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, poor, rank, regrettable, reprehensible, repulsive, rotten, rubbishy, rueful ...

9 Affecting -- rank: 421

... excite, or move the passions; tending to move the affections; pathetic; as, an affecting address. The most affecting music is generally ... a. 1. Moving the emotions; fitted to excite the emotions; pathetic; touching; as, an affecting address; an affecting sight. The most ... approval] Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms a. Moving, touching, pathetic, piteous, impressive. Moby Thesaurus afflictive, bitter, bleak, cheerless, comfortless, deplorable ... dreary, emotive, grievous, heartrending, impressive, joyless, lamentable, mournful, moving, painful, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poignant, regrettable, rueful, sad, saddening, sharp, sore ...

10 Pitiable -- rank: 421

... adj 1: inspiring mixed contempt and pity; "their efforts were pathetic"; "pitiable lack of character"; "pitiful exhibition of cowardice" [syn: pathetic, pitiable, pitiful] 2: deserving or inciting pity; "a hapless victim ... victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy; "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful ... poor distorted limbs"; "a wretched life" [syn: hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched] Merriam Webster's adjective Date ...

11 miserable -- rank: 363

... victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy; "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful ... poor distorted limbs"; "a wretched life" [syn: hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched] 3: of the most contemptible ... opposed, opposing, opposite, out of humor, out of sorts, paltry, pathetic, petty, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, pleasureless, poky, poor, rank, reptilian, rigorous ...

12 Piteous -- rank: 363

... victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy; "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful ... poor distorted limbs"; "a wretched life" [syn: hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched] Merriam Webster's adjective Date ... grievous, heartrending, imploring, joyless, lamentable, melancholy, miserable, mournful, moving, painful, pathetic, pitiable, pitiful, plaintive, poignant, poor, regrettable, rueful, ruined, sad, saddening ...

13 Pathetically -- rank: 363

... money"; "it was pathetically bad" Merriam Webster's adverb see pathetic Webster's 1913 Dictionary Pathetical Pa*thet"ic*al, a. Pathetic. [R.] -- Pa*thet"ic*al*ly, adv. -- Pa*thet"ic*al*ness, n. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary see pathetic

14 Wretched -- rank: 363

... victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy; "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful ... poor distorted limbs"; "a wretched life" [syn: hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched] Merriam Webster's adjective Etymology ... opposite, out of humor, out of sorts, outrageous, painful, paltry, pathetic, petty, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, pleasureless, poignant, poky, poor, rank, regrettable ...

15 Tender -- rank: 363

... tender and unpleasing. 13. Adapted to excite feeling or sympathy; pathetic; as tender expressions; tender expostulations. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005 ... to excite feeling or sympathy; expressive of the softer passions; pathetic; as, tender expressions; tender expostulations; a tender strain. 9. Apt ... merciful, lenient, mild, tender-hearted. 6. Gentle, mild, lenient. 7. Pathetic, affecting, touching. 8. Painful (to speak of or tread of ...