The phrase "pathetic state" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It means a state or condition that is extremely sad, pitiful, or inadequate. Example: The country's economy is in a pathetic state, with high levels of poverty and unemployment. In this sentence, the phrase "pathetic state" is used to describe the poor condition of the economy, emphasizing the severity and sadness of the situation.
Ismail in Samarkand, who supplemented his pathetic state income by driving tourists, added another layer of confusion.
The amount that would be left for things like restoring water and electricity seems very low, given recent information on the pathetic state of the country's infrastructure.
Asghar, lacking medical attention and having also suffered a stroke, was said to be in a pathetic state and "barely lucid" while in prison.
This is the pathetic state of affairs in the U.S. as we approach the end of the first decade of the 21st century.
Perhaps you are in such a pathetic state of denial that you are not actually sure if you're an analog person or not.
Ms. Mills reports that the first five episodes of a second season of "Awkward Embraces" are in postproduction and will go online beginning in February, with Jessica in a more pathetic state than ever.
Jayson Blair (NYT) ALBANY: ANIMAL RIGHTS GROUP CRITICIZED An animal rights group's plan to hand out trading cards criticizing cow's milk is "sickening and pathetic," the state's dairy industry said yesterday.
"We see the pathetic fiscal state of Greece and there's no doubt it is possible for a government to dig such a hole that you can't climb out without social turmoil and even breakdown," Brown told reporters in January during a press conference to unveil his budget.
It is no less pathetic when state offices turn a blind eye to instances of polygamy or even take a supportive attitude towards it and thereby further encourage the abuse of human rights.
Gov. Jesse Ventura, who labeled the nation's election turnout "pathetic" after the state's Sept. 10 primary, has said that he did not vote.
When Huncke got out of jail, he found out where Ginsberg, then in his senior year at college, was living, and arrived at his door in a pathetic and suicidal state, his feet bleeding from wandering in the snow for days.
