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Definition of Miserable
1. Adjective. Very unhappy; full of misery. "Wretched prisoners huddled in stinking cages"
2. Adjective. Deserving or inciting pity. "A wretched life"
Similar to: Unfortunate
Derivative terms: Miserableness, Pathos, Pity, Pity, Wretchedness
3. Adjective. Of the most contemptible kind. "A scurvy trick"
4. Adjective. Of very poor quality or condition. "Woeful errors of judgment"
Similar to: Inferior
Derivative terms: Miserableness, Wretchedness
5. Adjective. Characterized by physical misery. "Spent a wretched night on the floor"
6. Adjective. Contemptibly small in amount. "Almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans"
Similar to: Meager, Meagerly, Meagre, Scrimpy, Stingy
Derivative terms: Paltriness
Definition of Miserable
1. a. Very unhappy; wretched.
2. n. A miserable person.
Definition of Miserable
1. Adjective. In a state of misery: very sad, ill, or poor. ¹
2. Adjective. Very bad (''at'' something); unskilled, incompetent. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Miserable
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Miserable
Literary usage of Miserable
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain (2001)
"... and that away in the night his starving mother would slip to him stealthily
with any miserable scrap or "WITH ANY miserable CRUST. ..."
2. The Novels of Jane Austen by Jane Austen (1892)
"Bingley was quite uncomfortable ; his sisters declared that they were miserable.
They solaced their wretchedness, however, by duets after supper, ..."
3. The life and adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe (1883)
"Reflections—An extraordinary dream—Discover five canoes of savages on shore—Observe
from my station two miserable wretches dragged out of the boats to be ..."
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