pathetic : Idioms & Phrases
pathetic fallacy
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noun the fallacy of attributing human feelings to inanimate objects; `the friendly sun' is an example of the pathetic fallacy
WordNet
Pathetic muscle
(Anat.) , the superior oblique muscle of the eye.
Webster 1913
Pathetic nerve
(Anat.) , the fourth cranial, or trochlear, nerve, which supplies the superior oblique, or pathetic, muscle of the eye.
Webster 1913
The pathetic
- a style or manner adapted to arouse the tender emotions.