1. In a manner arousing sympathy and compassion
   "the sick child cried pathetically"
   - pitiably 
2. Arousing scornful pity
   "they had pathetically little money"; "it was pathetically bad"

See also: pathetic

• mechanics
• mechanisation
• mechanise
• mechanised
• mechanised cavalry
• mechanism
• mechanist
• mechanistic
• mechanistically
• mechanization
• mechanize
• mechanized
• mechanized cavalry
• Mechlin
• Mechlin lace
• Mecholyl
• Meckel's diverticulum
• meclizine
• meclizine hydrochloride
• meclofenamate
• meclofenamate sodium
• Meclomen
• meconium
• Meconopsis
• Meconopsis betonicifolia