pathetic
1 affecting, distressing, harrowing, heartbreaking, heart-rending, melting, moving, pitiable, plaintive, poignant, sad, tender, touching
2 deplorable, feeble, inadequate, lamentable, meagre, measly, miserable, not much cop (Brit. slang) paltry, petty, pitiful, poor, puny, sorry, wet (Brit. informal) woeful
3 (slang) chickenshit (U.S. slang) crappy (slang) crummy (slang) poxy (slang) rubbishy, trashy, uninteresting, useless, wanky (taboo slang) worthless
1 amusing, comical, droll, entertaining, funny, laughable, ludicrous, ridiculous