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pathetic (s) (noun) (no pl)
In medicine, the trochlear nerve: The pathetic denotes the fourth cranial nerve (pathetic nerve), the nerveus trochlearis (fourth cranial nerve or pathetic nerve that supplies the superior oblique muscle of the eye).
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pathetic (adjective), more pathetic, most pathetic
A reference to that which arouses sorrow or pity: Lynn finally found her cat in a shed with the door closed and meowing in a pathetic way.
Pathetic is the condition of the man who knows it all but has no one to tell it to.
—Evan Esar
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pathetic, prophetic
pathetic (puh THET ik) (adjective)
1. Descriptive of something which arouses, or is capable of arousing, sympathetic feelings of sadness and compassion: The blind and elderly dog was in a pathetic condition and it was easy to hear its pathetic whining.
2. Pertaining to the arousal of scornful pity: The basketball team played badly last year, but this year they're absolutely pathetic.
prophetic (pruh FET ik) (adjective)
Pertaining to the prediction of events as if by unique insight: Luisa spoke casual words that proved to be prophetic because she actually did win in the lottery!

Shanna's warnings proved to be prophetic because the dangers that she warned Adam and Evelyn about regarding their trip to Africa came true.

The pathetic response of the crowd to the headlines predicting changes seemed prophetic when the official announcements were actually made.

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path-, patho-, -path-, -pathia, -pathic, -pathology, -pathetic, -pathize, -pathy
(Greek: feeling, sensation, perception; suffering, disease, or disorder; a system of treating diseases)
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pathetic fallacy (s) (noun), pathetic fallacies (pl)
The attribution of human feelings or qualities to inanimate nature, often thought of as a device producing false emotionalism: Susan, the patient, was observed talking to the rocks in the garden, making pathetic fallacies, such as asking if the rocks were enjoying the sunshine.
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