1 adjective pejorative contemptibleainnis adj1 c m ugan dealramh c m uit was a pathetic attemptbhí sé go hainnis mar iarracht, lagiarracht amach is amach a bhí annthey were pathetic in the second halfní raibh cuma ná caoi orthu sa dara leathhe's a pathetic human beingis duine beag suarach éit's a pathetic excuse for a planníl aon dealramh leis mar phlean2 adjective pitifultruamhéalach adj1 c m ushe cut a pathetic figureba thruamhéalach an feic í, ba dhíol trua í