miserable
[ miz-er-uh-buhl, miz-ruh- ]
/ ˈmɪz ər ə bəl, ˈmɪz rə- /
adjective
wretchedly unhappy, uneasy, or uncomfortable: miserable victims of war.
wretchedly poor; needy.
of wretched character or quality; contemptible: a miserable villain.
attended with or causing misery: a miserable existence.
manifesting misery.
worthy of pity; deplorable: a miserable failure.
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Origin of miserable
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin miserābilis, equivalent to miserā(rī) to pity (derivative of miser wretched) + -bilis -ble
SYNONYMS FOR miserable
2 destitute.
3 despicable, mean, low, abject.
6 pitiable, lamentable.
OTHER WORDS FROM miserable
mis·er·a·ble·ness, nounmis·er·a·bly, adverbqua·si-mis·er·a·ble, adjectivequa·si-mis·er·a·bly, adverbWords nearby miserable
misenus, miser, miser, the, miserabilism, miserabilist, miserable, miserere, misericord, miserly, misery, misery index
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British Dictionary definitions for miserably
miserable
/ (ˈmɪzərəbəl, ˈmɪzrə-) /
adjective
unhappy or depressed; wretched
causing misery, discomfort, etca miserable life
contemptiblea miserable villain
sordid or squalidmiserable living conditions
Scot, Australian and NZ mean; stingy
(pejorative intensifier)you miserable wretch
Derived forms of miserable
miserableness, nounmiserably, adverbWord Origin for miserable
C16: from Old French, from Latin miserābilis worthy of pity, from miserārī to pity, from miser wretched
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