Points to Consider about Recruitment and Retention While Preparing a Clinical Research Study The following âpoints to considerâ are meant to serve as a resource as investigators plan a clinical research study and an NIMH grant application. These âpointsâ outline common issues that can impact clinical recruitment and retention, and where
ungrateful-not feeling or showing gratitude; ungrateful heirs; How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is / To have a thankless child!- Shakespeare. thankless, unthankful. grateful, thankful-feeling or showing gratitude; a grateful heart; grateful for the tree's shade; a thankful smile.
Report Abuse. According to dictionary.com, Pathetic can be defined as: causing or evoking pity, sympathetic sadness, sorrow, etc.; pitiful; pitiable: a pathetic letter; a pathetic sight.. In other words -- it's sad. Or it's so sad that you look down on them for their actions.est Answer: Pitiful. So ineffectual as to inspire sympathy. It is a word that, through overuse, has mostly lost its true meaning. I'd say that it means no more than unsatisfactory-at least to the person who says it. Edit-I just noticed your additional details. At 11, bless your heart, nobody's English is that good.