Comments on: Bathos

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:05:52 +0000

I didn’t even know it was an English word… I was going for my Greek Lexicon to remember it… thanks.

Bob Johnson — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:22:44 +0000

I am SO relieved to learn that I’m not the only one who has to look it up each time.

Frank Turk — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:55:04 +0000

When my son came to the door after playing with his friends in a dirt pile, he looked pretty bathetic, so I hosed him down before he came in.

Bernie Anderson — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:42:29 +0000

I actually really liked the adjective form of this word: “bathetic” … I wonder if I can use this in a sentence today without sounding pretentious?

Stephanie G. — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:35:47 +0000

I like that one of the synonyms is “insipidity” with is also a pretty fabulous word.

Myrddin — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:35:33 +0000

No link??? You’re making me work pretty hard to educate myself.

I’m with you, though, I’ve looked it up before at least twice and now I’m going to have to do it again.

carissa — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:02:59 +0000

thank you Alexander Pope.

Jo Neufeld — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:37:18 +0000

Yay! Educational!

Lauren — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:30:11 +0000

Wow, the definition I just looked up was WONDERFUL. How fantastic that there are words to encapsulate such specific things.