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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"
Exact synonyms: Hapless, Misfortunate, Pathetic, Piteous, Pitiable, Pitiful, Poor, Wretched
Similar to: Unfortunate
Derivative terms: Miserableness, Pathos, Pity, Pity, Wretchedness
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"
Exact synonyms: Deplorable, Execrable, Woeful, Wretched
Similar to: Inferior
Derivative terms: Miserableness, Wretchedness
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"
Exact synonyms: Measly, Paltry
Similar to: Meager, Meagerly, Meagre, Scrimpy, Stingy
Derivative terms: Paltriness
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
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