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patheticisms

patheticisms is the plural of patheticism.

Meaning of patheticism

Noun

patheticism (usually uncountable, plural patheticisms)

  1. (usually) Pathetic behavior.
    • And can there be a properer Æra for the Revival of Genius and Public Spirit than that of the Ad———n of the Great Man who has been recommended by the One to his diſtreſſed and aged K—g, (ſo familiarly ventures to ſpeak the Patheticiſm of Loyalty) and endeared to his exulting Fellow-Subjects by the...1758, An Addreſs to the Great Man, pages 46–47

Questions about patheticisms

What is patheticisms the plural of?
Patheticisms is the plural of patheticism.

Words near patheticisms in the dictionary

  1. pathetic nerves
  2. pathetical
  3. pathetically
  4. patheticalness
  5. patheticism
  6. patheticisms
  7. pathetick
  8. patheticke
  9. patheticly
  10. patheticness
  11. pathetics

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