pathetically

1. 1.

   in a manner arousing sympathy and compassion

   “the sick child cried pathetically”

   Synonymspitiably
2. 2.

   arousing scornful pity

   “they had pathetically little money”

   “it was pathetically bad”

Questions about pathetically

What does pathetically mean?

pathetically means "in a manner arousing sympathy and compassion". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in pathetically?

pathetically has 5 syllables: pa-thet-i-cal-ly. The stress falls on "thet". In IPA it is /pəˈθɛtɪkəli/.

What is another word for pathetically?

Close synonyms include pitiably. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.