From Dictionary.com:
pa·thet·ic
[p uh- thet-ik]
ADJECTIVE
1. causing or evoking pity, sympathetic sadness, sorrow, etc.; pitiful; pitiable: a pathetic letter; a pathetic sight.
2. affecting or moving the emotions.
3. pertaining to or caused by the emotions.
4. miserably or contemptibly inadequate: In return for our investment we get a pathetic three percent interest.