pathetic vs miserable

pathetic and miserable both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pathetic	No	Yes	No	No
miserable	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, pathetic and miserable are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of pathetic include hapless, misfortunate, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched.

pathetic (adjective)	miserable (adjective)
inspiring mixed contempt and pity	of the most contemptible kind
inspiring scornful pity	of very poor quality or condition
deserving or inciting pity	contemptibly small in amount
	characterized by physical misery
	deserving or inciting pity
	very unhappy; full of misery