pathetically
In pitiful fashion
Pathetically means in a way that evokes pity or sadness: He limped pathetically toward the finish line.
More often, it expresses contempt for something inadequate or feeble: a pathetically small raise, pathetically eager to please.
The contemptuous sense dominates modern usage—when someone fails pathetically, the speaker usually means pitifully rather than sympathetically.
In a wretched manner
- miserablyIn wretched fashion
- wretchedlyIn abject misery
- deplorablyIn a shameful way
- disgracefullyIn a dishonorable manner
shamefully · laughably · ridiculously · absurdly · ludicrously · embarrassingly · cringeworthy · sorry
Without vigor or power
- weaklyWithout much force
- meagerlyIn deficient quantity
- insufficientlyTo a lacking degree
- poorlyIn an inferior way
lamely · ineffectually · half-heartedly · unconvincingly · incompetently · ineptly · amateurishly · inadequately
In a sorrowful manner
- poignantlyIn moving manner
- heartrendingCausing overwhelming grief
- touchinglyIn an emotionally affecting way
- movinglyIn an affecting way
plaintively · sorrowfully · piteously · forlornly · wistfully · mournfully · dolefully · heartbreakingly
pitifully
In a wretched manner
- miserablyIn wretched fashion
- wretchedlyIn abject misery
- deplorablyIn a shameful way
disgracefully · shamefully · laughably · ridiculously · absurdly · ludicrously · embarrassingly · cringeworthy · sorry · lamentably
feebly
Without vigor or power
- weaklyWithout much force
- meagerlyIn deficient quantity
- insufficientlyTo a lacking degree
poorly · lamely · ineffectually · half-heartedly · unconvincingly · incompetently · ineptly · amateurishly · inadequately · unimpressively
sadly
In a sorrowful manner
- poignantlyIn moving manner
- heartrendingCausing overwhelming grief
- touchinglyIn an emotionally affecting way
movingly · plaintively · sorrowfully · piteously · forlornly · wistfully · mournfully · dolefully · heartbreakingly · tragically
patheticallybrilliantly
With remarkable excellence
magnificently · superbly · impressively · excellently · masterfully
patheticallyadmirably
Deservingly of esteem
impressively · nobly · heroically · gloriously · honorably
patheticallystaggeringly
In an overwhelming manner
astoundingly · remarkably · incredibly · amazingly · phenomenally
empathy, sympathy, pathetic, apathy, antipathy, pathos, telepathy