The Clue
Moving (8 letter answer)
The Answer
PATHETIC
Tags
Notes
The answer PATHETIC is so rare that it appears less than once every 2900 puzzles.
Related Clues
Pitiful
Touching
Terribly weak, as an excuse
Definition
PATHETIC as an adjective:
1. (hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched) = deserving or inciting pity; "a hapless victim"; "miserable victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy; "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful fate"; "Oh, you poor thing"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "a wretched life"
2. (pathetic, pitiable, pitiful) = inspiring mixed contempt and pity; "their efforts were pathetic"; "pitiable lack of character"; "pitiful exhibition of cowardice"
3. (pathetic, ridiculous, silly) = inspiring scornful pity; "how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years"- Dashiell Hammett