Pathetically

[pə'θɛtɪkəli]

(adv.) arousing scornful pity; 'they had pathetically little money'; 'it was pathetically bad'.

(adv.) in a manner arousing sympathy and compassion; 'the sick child cried pathetically'.

Edited by Elena--From WordNet

Do see him, Mrs. Casaubon, said Miss Noble, pathetically; else I must go back and say No, and that will hurt him. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
Dearest Lavinia,' urged Mr Sampson, pathetically, 'I adore you. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
She did indeed once venture to speak pathetically about her grandmamma and her dear grandpapa. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
I, who condoled so pathetically both in the crim. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
She asked him so frequently and pathetically, Will ye come to the bower? William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
My dear Bella,' replied the cherub, still pathetically scared, 'and my dear John Rokesmith, if you will allow me so to call you--' 'Yes do, Pa, do! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
Pussum was still asleep, sleeping childishly and pathetically. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
No, don't be hurt, she pleaded quite pathetically; let only me be hurt, if I have been ungenerous. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
Don't sauce ME, in the wicious pride of your youth,' Mr Venus retorts pathetically. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.

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