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  1. 1. a. Expressing or showing anger; passionate. Source: opted
  2. 2. a. Affecting or moving the tender emotions, esp. pity or grief; full of pathos; as, a pathetic song or story. Source: opted
  3. 3. adj. deserving or inciting pity Source: wordnet
  4. 4. adj. inspiring mixed contempt and pity Source: wordnet
  5. 5. adj. inspiring scornful pity Source: wordnet
  6. 6. j:100 s. inspiring mixed contempt and pity s. inspiring scornful pity Source: ecdict

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pityinspiringcontemptmixedscornfulaffectingangerdeservingemotionsexpressingfullgriefincitingmovingpassionatepathosshowingsongstorytender

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