Word: patheticism
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The Crimson defense, meanwhile, looked nothing short of pathetic, failing to control the aspics of Yale guard Bunch Graves, who led all scorers with 26 points. The 6-ft., 3-in. sophomore tossed in nine of ten attempts from the floor, and converted eight of nine from the foul line...
Dominating the action-in a way that most Mimis never quite manage-is the 5-ft., 100-odd-lb. figure of Teresa Stratas. Instead of the usual wisp of pathetic winsomeness, Stratas makes of Mimi a complete woman, one with physical and emotional desires and the will to achieve them...
Zorn's life as a university student is equally pathetic. He takes no satisfaction in brilliant academic performances. Imprisoned by his own neurosis, he never touches or approaches anyone. He has a fear of sexuality, a fear of rejection, a fear of love. "I was taught all the common...
Reed's efforts to rise into these organizations might seem pathetic to any student putting a premium on time spent free at schoolwork: there John's priorities left no choice in the matter. He described three types of "Harvard men." The athlete he admired, but nevertheless regarded as something of...
For begging his wife to paint her nipples with lipstick, Arthur (Steve Martin) comes off not playful, but pathetic. When he tries to excite her with a story of a couple making love in an elevator, he arouses only disgust. And when, unshaven and crude, he whines, "Joanie, I need...