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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Pathetical \Pa*thet"ic*al\, adjective Pathetic. [R.] -- {Pa*thet"ic*al*ly}, adverb -- {Pa*thet"ic*al*ness}, noun
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
pathetically
adverb
1: in a manner arousing sympathy and compassion; "the sick child cried pathetically" [syn: {pitiably}]
2: arousing scornful pity; "they had pathetically little money"; "it was pathetically bad"
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