ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PATHETIC
From French pathétique, via Late Latin from Greek pathetikos sensitive, from pathos suffering.
10 QUOTES WITH «PATHETIC»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
pathetic.
It sounds so nerdy and pathetic, but what I always do on Sunday afternoon is bring my inbox down to zero, which is so sad. But e-mail has become like homework for adults. I'll have 141 messages from people who will be offended if I don't write back.
It's pathetic to have regrets about fashion. Things to do with my life, yes, I have regrets there.
I have no idea where my pathetic nature comes from. If I thought about it too long, it would depress me.
Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi looks in the mirror and sees a playboy of the old school. And men such as Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Charlie Sheen no doubt look at Berlusconi and think, 'Role model!' Women, of course, know otherwise. They see him as an aging, pathetic buffoon.
Not to sound too pathetic, but there have been long stretches where I haven't been able to get a job.
It's pathetic, but I don't really remember my first time reading 'The Great Gatsby.' I must have read it in high school. I'm pretty sure I remember it being assigned, and I generally did the reading. But I don't remember having a reaction to the book, even though I loved literature, and other works made a lasting impression on me at that age.
We're kind of the comic relief of this movie because most of the stories are very dark. And that's why these plays were so great, because it's such a dark, dark universe that it becomes funny because it's just too pathetic.
I turn into a crying, hysterical maniac when I see a spider. It's pathetic.
Thanks to capitalism, the importance placed on beauty has never been so manipulated. We are the guinea pigs force-fed ads that tell us how pathetic we are: that we will never be loved, happy or valuable unless we have the body, the face, the hair, even the personality that will apparently be ours, if only we buy their products.
Men are hung up on breasts. They're looking at the titty dinner. It's pathetic.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PATHETIC»
Discover the use of
pathetic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
pathetic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Plotless, Pointless,
Pathetic
Only the noble knight, Sir Glame, and his faithful horse Bill can save the sweet land of Sausagopolis from the curse of the saucy scribblings--a curse so terrible it warps and twists the minds of kids. Original.
2
Dear Mem Fox, I Have Read All Your Books Even the
Pathetic ...
Fox recounts her life and her work, relating stories about life as an author of children's books, and includes some letters she has received from young fans
3
A Quiet Life: A
Pathetic Love Story (1885)
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger PublishingA AcentsAcentsa A-Acentsa Acentss Legacy Reprint Series.
Frances Hodgson Burnett, 2010
4
The Best Night of Your (
Pathetic) Life
An all-day scavenger hunt in the name of eternal small-town glory With only a week until graduation, there's one last thing Mary and her friends must do together: participate in the Oyster Point High Official Unofficial Senior Week ...
5
Fama: A
Pathetic Desecrated Prince Or a Disgruntled ...
Scholarly Research Paper from the year 2012 in the subject Literature - Africa, grade: none, - (Central University College - Department of French), course: Language and Litterature, language: English, abstract: This paper examines the ...
Mawuloe Koffi Kodah, 2012
6
Lyrics
Pathetic & Humorous from A to Z
A facsimile of an extremely valuable 1906 edition, this volume faithfully re-creates the original publication's luminous splendor.
7
Poems, Moral, Elegant and
Pathetic: Viz., Essay on Man, by ...
Viz., Essay on Man, by Pope; The Monk of La Trappe, by Jerningham; The Grave,
by Blair; An Elegy in a Country Churchyard, by Gray; The Hermit of Warkworth, by
Percy; and Original Sonnets, by Helen Maria Williams Helen Maria Williams.
Helen Maria Williams, 1801
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The Reading Teacher's Word-a-Day: 180 Ready-to-Use Lessons ...
Pathetic means a feeling of pity, sympathy, tenderness, or sorrow toward a
person or situation: “Their home was not just bad, it was pathetic.” “The cat didn't
drown but it certainly looked pathetic.” sympathy – the prefix sym- means “with,”
so if ...
Edward B. Fry, Ph.D., 2008
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Recitations, Epics, Epistles, Lyrics and Poems, Humorous and ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PATHETIC»
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pathetic is used in the context of the following news items.
Claire Black: pathetic progress on gay inequality
RESEARCH into the experience of LGBT people is like buses, it seems. Not a dickie bird and then two major reports arrive at once. The first, at ... «Scotsman, Jul 15»
Paul Anderson slams "pathetic" Huddersfield Giants players
"That was pathetic and a shower of shit," he is quoted as saying by the Daily Star. "If we want to be serious contenders we have to be a million ... «Sports Mole, Jul 15»
Obama's pathetic attempt to spin the IRS scandal
No sooner did President Obama claim last week the IRS scandal was just a mirage than new evidence emerged to show it was anything but. «New York Post, Jul 15»
'We're pathetic in comparison'
AUSTRALIA spends 20 times more money on subsidising negatively geared property than funding start-up businesses and this could cost us ... «NEWS.com.au, Jul 15»
Thug jailed for attacking man with meat cleaver as 'pathetic' row over …
Jailing him, Judge Penelope Belcher said the "nasty and unpleasant" incident stemmed from "something as pathetic as a row over someone ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
Leah Remini Leaves Church of Scientology; Leaders Call Her …
They said that this was her pathetic attempt to seem relevant again, but she failed badly at it. Season two of “Leah Remini: It's All Relative” airs ... «Movie News Guide, Jul 15»
MRC's Rich Noyes Slams Media's 'Pathetic' Coverage of Planned …
MRC Research Director Rich Noyes appeared on Fox News, Friday, to slam the networks's "pathetic" coverage of the Planned Parenthood ... «NewsBusters, Jul 15»
After pathetic annual appraisal, Boss once again convinces …
Mumbai. A 28 year old employee working in a media company was today once again successfully convinced by his boss and the company that ... «Firstpost, Jul 15»
IR minister blasts ''pathetic'' building industry over union deal
Employment Minister Eric Abetz blasted Queensland builders as "pathetic" and accused them of selling out by preparing to cave in to pay ... «The Australian Financial Review, Jul 15»
8 Pathetic Excuses I Made for Not Anchoring My Baby's Dresser …
IKEA North America teamed up with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission earlier this week to launch a program that distributes free ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
