Definition of pathetic

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Pathetic (a.) Affecting or moving the tender emotions, esp. pity or grief; full of pathos; as, a pathetic song or story..

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Theopathetic :: Theopathetic (a.) Alt. of Theopathi.
Commune :: Commune (n.) Communion; sympathetic intercourse or conversation between friends.
Sympathetic :: Sympathetic (a.) Produced by sympathy; -- applied particularly to symptoms or affections. See Sympathy.
Genial :: Genial (a.) Contributing to, and sympathizing with, the enjoyment of life; sympathetically cheerful and cheering; jovial and inspiring joy or happiness; exciting pleasure and sympathy; enlivening; kindly; as, she was of a cheerful and genial disposition..
Infectious :: Infectious (a.) Capable of being easily diffused or spread; sympathetic; readily communicated; as, infectious mirth..
Antipathetic :: Antipathetic (a.) Alt. of Antipathetica.
Melodrama :: Melodrama (n.) Formerly, a kind of drama having a musical accompaniment to intensify the effect of certain scenes. Now, a drama abounding in romantic sentiment and agonizing situations, with a musical accompaniment only in parts which are especially thrilling or pathetic. In opera, a passage in which the orchestra plays a somewhat descriptive accompaniment, while the actor speaks; as, the melodrama in the gravedigging scene of Beethoven's Fidelio..
Pathos :: Pathos (n.) That quality or property of anything which touches the feelings or excites emotions and passions, esp., that which awakens tender emotions, such as pity, sorrow, and the like; contagious warmth of feeling, action, or expression; pathetic quality; as, the pathos of a picture, of a poem, or of a cry..
Kind :: Kind (superl.) Having feelings befitting our common nature; congenial; sympathetic; as, a kind man; a kind heart..
Gangliated :: Gangliated (a.) Furnished with ganglia; as, the gangliated cords of the sympathetic nervous system..
Fellowlike :: Fellowlike (a.) Like a companion; companionable; on equal terms; sympathetic.
Sympathetic :: Sympathetic (a.) Produced by, or expressive of, sympathy..
Kind-hearted :: Kind-hearted (a.) Having kindness of nature; sympathetic; characterized by a humane disposition; as, a kind-hearted landlord..
Compassionate :: Compassionate (a.) Having a temper or disposition to pity; sympathetic; merciful.
Infection :: Infection (n.) Sympathetic communication of like qualities or emotions; influence.
Congratulation :: Congratulation (n.) The act of congratulating; an expression of sympathetic pleasure.
Apathetic :: Apathetic (a.) Alt. of Apathetica.
Lacrimoso :: Lacrimoso (a.) Plaintive; -- a term applied to a mournful or pathetic movement or style.
Echo :: Echo (n.) Fig.: Sympathetic recognition; response; answer.
Indifferent :: Indifferent (a.) Feeling no interest, anxiety, or care, respecting anything; unconcerned; inattentive; apathetic; heedless; as, to be indifferent to the welfare of one's family..
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