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Synonyms for bathetic
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : buh-thet-ik |
Phonetic Transcription : bəˈθɛt ɪk |
Définition of bathetic
Origin :- 1834, from bathos on the model of pathetic, which, however, does not come directly from pathos (see pathetic), so the formation is either erroneous or humorous. Bathotic (1863, perhaps on model of chaotic) is not much better.
- adj sentimental
- The man spoke earnestly, but a third person and extraneous hearer could hardly avoid being struck by the bathetic conclusion.
- Extract from : « Rhoda Fleming, Complete » by George Meredith
- To esteem a man in inverse ratio to the amount of remarkable blood he has inherited is, to say the least, bathetic.
- Extract from : « The Soul of the Far East » by Percival Lowell
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