"bathetic" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /bəˈθɛtɪk/ [UK] Forms: more bathetic [comparative], most bathetic [superlative]
Etymology: From bathos + -etic, based on the form of pathos and pathetic. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bathos|etic}} bathos + -etic Head templates: {{en-adj}} bathetic (comparative more bathetic, superlative most bathetic)
  1. Characterized by or pertaining to bathos. Derived forms: bathetically
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