pathetically
UK/pə'θɛtɪkəli/US/pә'θetikli/
C2
Definitions
adv.
In a way that arouses pity; (informal) pitifully badly
可怜地；（非正式）差劲地
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedpatheticfeel, suffer, experience; (in compounds) disease
+
-allyin the manner of
=pathetically
pathetic + -ly = adverb: in a pathetic way, either touchingly sad or contemptibly weak.
Example Sentences
- 1.
The team played pathetically and lost 5–0.
- 2.
He looked pathetically thin after the illness.