English-Finnish translations for pathetic

• säälittävä
  Säälittävä komissio on antanut säälittävän sakon. This is a pathetic fine from a pathetic Commission.
  Tilanne on todella säälittävä. This situation is quite pathetic.
  Tämä puolen päivän troikka on säälittävä vastaus. This half-day troika is a pathetic response.

Definition of pathetic

• Arousing pity, sympathy, or compassion
• Arousing scornful pity or contempt, often due to miserable inadequacy
• Expressing or showing anger; passionate

Examples

• The child’s pathetic pleas for forgiveness stirred the young man’s heart.
• You cant even run two miles? That’s pathetic.
• Youre almost 26 years old and you still cant hold a real job? Thats pathetic.

Related words

• sympathetic
• apathetic
• sympathetically
• empathetically
• apathetically
• empathetic
• parasympathetic
• unsympathetic
• asympathetic