"pathetical" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /pəˈθɛtɪkl̩/ [UK] Forms: more pathetical [comparative], most pathetical [superlative]
Etymology: From Late Latin patheticus + -al. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|LL.|patheticus}} Late Latin patheticus, {{suffix|en||al}} + -al Head templates: {{en-adj}} pathetical (comparative more pathetical, superlative most pathetical)
  1. (now archaic) Arousing sympathy; pathetic. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-pathetical-en-adj-10JY8fm0
  2. Arising from strong emotion; passionate.
    Sense id: en-pathetical-en-adj-wSexbqL1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 25 75 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: patheticalness
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