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patheticOne entry found. Main Entry: pa·thet·ic Pronunciation: \pə-ˈthe-tik\ Function: adjective Etymology: Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French pathetique, from Late Latin patheticus, from Greek pathētikos capable of feeling, pathetic, from paschein (aor. pathein) to experience, suffer — more at pathos Date: 1598 1 : having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity synonyms see moving — pa·thet·i·cal \-ti-kəl\ adjective — pa·thet·i·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb 
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