patheticaladj.

Brit.

/pəˈθɛtᵻkl/, U.S.

/pəˈθɛdək(ə)l/

Forms: see pathetic adj. and adv. and -al suffix¹; also 1500s pathericall (transmission error).

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin patheticus , -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin patheticus pathetic adj. + -al suffix¹.

1. Arousing sadness, compassion, or sympathy; = pathetic adj. 1. Now archaic.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > quality of affecting the emotions > [adjective]

ruefulc1225

pathetical1563

touchinga1586

imprintingc1592

moving1594

pathetic1598

neara1616

affectivea1639

affectuous1664

tenderingc1694

affecting1703

tender1705

emotive1847

1563 R. Reynolds Foundacion of Rhetorike f. 49 What patheticall and dolefull oracion, Hecuba the quene made.

1573 G. Harvey Let. 26 Apr. in Let.-bk. (1884) 32 Certain loud pathetical exclamations, and broad hyperboles.

1598 W. Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost i. ii. 93 Sweet inuocation of a child, most pretty & pathetical .

1660 F. Brooke tr. V. Le Blanc World Surveyed 129 They..play on flutes doleful and pathetical straines, to excite devotion.

1712 Spectator No. 541. ⁋7 That pathetical Soliloquy of Cardinal Wolsey on his Fall.

1757 W. Thompson Poems Several Occasions I. 183 His pathetical Complaints..of her Cruelty.

1859 C. Kingsley Misc. (1860) I. 64 Elizabeth is a fool for listening to these pathetical ‘love letters’.

1885 E. Fawcett New King Arthur ii. 140 A passion unrequited and pathetical.

1935 E. R. Eddison Mistress v. 82 Grown thin to look on beyond nature, and very pathetical, with the water's soaking of her hair.

2. Expressing or arising from passion or strong emotion; = pathetic adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > passion > [adjective] > characterized by passion

passionalc1443

passionatea1586

pathetical1596

compassionful1604

pathetic1648

fevered1744

inflammatory1874

full-hearted1876

Latin1914

1596 E. Cook Eng. Schoole-maister sig. M4^v Patheticall, vehement.

1649 J. Milton Tenure of Kings 12 The patheticall words of a Psalme can be no certaine decision to a point.

1662 W. Gurnall Christian in Armour: 3rd Pt. 292 Thou mayst pray much in these pathetical Sallies of thy soul to Heaven.

1941 G. G. Scholem Major Trends in Jewish Mysticism v. 164 His capacity for declamatory, pathetical and sonorous prose.

1997 Rhetoric Rev. 15 256 ‘Sentiments’ in the text were read..as pathetical appeals, rather than as the direct expression of the author's personal feelings.

†3. Of or relating to the emotions or passions. Cf. pathetic adj. 3a. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > [adjective]

affectivec1443

pathetical1603

affectual1604

pectorala1631

pathetic1649

affectuous1664

sentimental1765

pathological1796

pathematic1822

emotive1830

emotional1831

affectional1844

spiritual1848

1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 67 Prudence and wisedome..reduceth the power of this sensuall and patheticall [Fr. passible] part, unto a civill and honest habitude.

†4. Anatomy. Designating the trochlear nerve. Cf. pathetic adj. 5. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > nervous system > nerve > specific nerves > [adjective] > specific cranial nerves

pathetic1681

pathetical1681

wandering1718

trigeminal1830

trifacial1840

oculomotor1861

vagal1885

oculimotor1890

oculimotory1890

oculogyric1922

statoacoustic1928

1681 S. Pordage tr. T. Willis Anat. Brain in Five Treat. xiv. 110 Wherefore from this..conjecture..concerning the use of these Nerves, we have called them Pathetical.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pathetical
释义	patheticaladj. Brit. /pəˈθɛtᵻkl/, U.S. /pəˈθɛdək(ə)l/ Forms: see pathetic adj. and adv. and -al suffix¹; also 1500s pathericall (transmission error). Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin patheticus , -al suffix¹. Etymology: < post-classical Latin patheticus pathetic adj. + -al suffix¹. 1. Arousing sadness, compassion, or sympathy; = pathetic adj. 1. Now archaic. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > quality of affecting the emotions > [adjective] ruefulc1225 pathetical1563 touchinga1586 imprintingc1592 moving1594 pathetic1598 neara1616 affectivea1639 affectuous1664 tenderingc1694 affecting1703 tender1705 emotive1847 1563 R. Reynolds Foundacion of Rhetorike f. 49 What patheticall and dolefull oracion, Hecuba the quene made. 1573 G. Harvey Let. 26 Apr. in Let.-bk. (1884) 32 Certain loud pathetical exclamations, and broad hyperboles. 1598 W. Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost i. ii. 93 Sweet inuocation of a child, most pretty & pathetical . View more context for this quotation 1660 F. Brooke tr. V. Le Blanc World Surveyed 129 They..play on flutes doleful and pathetical straines, to excite devotion. 1712 Spectator No. 541. ⁋7 That pathetical Soliloquy of Cardinal Wolsey on his Fall. 1757 W. Thompson Poems Several Occasions I. 183 His pathetical Complaints..of her Cruelty. 1859 C. Kingsley Misc. (1860) I. 64 Elizabeth is a fool for listening to these pathetical ‘love letters’. 1885 E. Fawcett New King Arthur ii. 140 A passion unrequited and pathetical. 1935 E. R. Eddison Mistress v. 82 Grown thin to look on beyond nature, and very pathetical, with the water's soaking of her hair. 2. Expressing or arising from passion or strong emotion; = pathetic adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > passion > [adjective] > characterized by passion passionalc1443 passionatea1586 pathetical1596 compassionful1604 pathetic1648 fevered1744 inflammatory1874 full-hearted1876 Latin1914 1596 E. Cook Eng. Schoole-maister sig. M4^v Patheticall, vehement. 1649 J. Milton Tenure of Kings 12 The patheticall words of a Psalme can be no certaine decision to a point. 1662 W. Gurnall Christian in Armour: 3rd Pt. 292 Thou mayst pray much in these pathetical Sallies of thy soul to Heaven. 1941 G. G. Scholem Major Trends in Jewish Mysticism v. 164 His capacity for declamatory, pathetical and sonorous prose. 1997 Rhetoric Rev. 15 256 ‘Sentiments’ in the text were read..as pathetical appeals, rather than as the direct expression of the author's personal feelings. †3. Of or relating to the emotions or passions. Cf. pathetic adj. 3a. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > [adjective] affectivec1443 pathetical1603 affectual1604 pectorala1631 pathetic1649 affectuous1664 sentimental1765 pathological1796 pathematic1822 emotive1830 emotional1831 affectional1844 spiritual1848 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 67 Prudence and wisedome..reduceth the power of this sensuall and patheticall [Fr. passible] part, unto a civill and honest habitude. †4. Anatomy. Designating the trochlear nerve. Cf. pathetic adj. 5. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > nervous system > nerve > specific nerves > [adjective] > specific cranial nerves pathetic1681 pathetical1681 wandering1718 trigeminal1830 trifacial1840 oculomotor1861 vagal1885 oculimotor1890 oculimotory1890 oculogyric1922 statoacoustic1928 1681 S. Pordage tr. T. Willis Anat. Brain in Five Treat. xiv. 110 Wherefore from this..conjecture..concerning the use of these Nerves, we have called them Pathetical. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1563
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