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allopathic

Pejorative retronym. First invented by homeopaths trying to poke fun at orthodox medicine in the 1800s, the term gained new life in the 20th Century as a retronym to distinguish medical doctors (MDs) from osteopathic physicians (DOs).
"Allopathic? Bah! That allopath will feel my wrath," said the homeopath, receiving a spongebath.
allopathic by Osteo April 1, 2008
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autopathetic 

Autopathetic-

Person(s) so bad, sad or incompetent that the person(s) know(s) at their core they are useless in at least that area of their life.

An object/function so poorly designed, executed or worn out that it is a shining example of incompetence, uselessness or the absurd.
The Lions and Raiders have been autopathetic the last decade.
The newest software upgrade was so autopathetic it was embarrassed to install itself.
The new mayor was classic autopathetic and was arrested after only 2 weeks in office.
autopathetic by DenverNN December 4, 2010

Autopathetic 

1.
adjective:

claiming to care more about some trivial sillyness to excuse foregoing inconvenient empathy

2.
adjective:

ACTUALLY caring more about one's own minutiae than other people's devastation
Autopatheticly, Brett Kavanaugh resentfully wimpered some random wistfulness about his dad's calenders.
Autopathetic by ~ _ ~ March 18, 2019