My children make pathetically sincere efforts to get up early.
Source: tatoeba (65550)
Pathetically
/pəˈθɛtɪkli/
Synonyms for "pathetically" (15 found)
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Closest matches (3)
Adverb(1 words)
Strong matches (5)
Adverb(2 words)
Related words (7)
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2 entriesadverbmanner adverb
More specific
3 entriesCollocations
5 entriespathetically inadequatepathetically slowpathetically smallpathetically underfundedpathetically weak
Inflections
2 entriesmore patheticallymost pathetically
Derivations
3 entriesSample sentences
4 total sentences available.
We evolved pathetically from the fucking bacteria we once were!
Source: tatoeba (6836734)
Ziri's house is pathetically small like our own.
Source: tatoeba (10204279)
Beneath her mist of yellow hair her dark-grey eyes looked out pathetically, with the sort of pathos that means nothing in particular—the grace of an indefinite sorrow.
Source: tatoeba (11570923)