Definition of BATHETIC

bathetic

Adjective Satellite

  • effusively or insincerely emotional
    • "a bathetic novel"

Adj

  • Characterized by or pertaining to bathos.

Adjective

  • trite

Origin / Etymology

From bathos + -etic, based on the form of pathos and pathetic.

Scrabble Score: 15

bathetic: valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
bathetic: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
bathetic: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

bathetic is a valid Words With Friends word