pathematic

adjective

path·​e·​mat·​ic

¦pathə¦matik

archaic

: emotional

pathematically

-tə̇k(ə)lē

adverb

Word History

Etymology

Greek pathēmatikos, from pathēmat- pathēma suffering, emotion (from path-, stem of paschein to experience, suffer) + -ikos -ic

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