<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>causing or evoking pity, sympathetic sadness, sorrow, etc.; pitiful; pitiable: Conditions at the refugee camp were far more pathetic than anything our training had prepared us for</li><li>informally, miserably or contemptibly inadequate: In return for our investment, we get a pathetic three percent interest</li><li>pertaining to, caused by, or affecting the emotions: pathetic outbursts</li></ul>