pa·thet·ic pəˈTHedik/ adjective 1. arousing pity, especially through vulnerability or sadness. "she looked so pathetic that I bent down to comfort her" synonyms: pitiful, pitiable, piteous, moving, touching, poignant, plaintive, distressing, upsetting, heartbreaking, heart-rending, harrowing, wretched, forlorn "a pathetic groan" 2. archaic relating to the emotions.
