Miserable

Quick meaning: Miserable is an adjective meaning In a state of misery: very sad, ill, or poor.

Meaning

In a state of misery: very sad, ill, or poor.

More Meanings

1. Very bad (at something); unskilled, incompetent; hopeless.
2. Of the weather, extremely unpleasant due to being cold, wet, overcast, etc.
3. Wretched; worthless; mean; contemptible.
4. (as a personality trait) Negative minded, unpleasant to be around.
5. A miserable person; a wretch.
6. (obsolete) Causing unhappiness or misery.
7. (obsolete) Avaricious; niggardly; miserly.

Example Sentences

a miserable sinner

For what's more miserable than discontent?

He's good at some sports, like tennis, but he's just miserable at football.

the liberal-hearted man is by the opinion of the prodigal miserable, and by the judgment of the miserable lavish

Word Forms

• miserables

Synonyms for miserable

Depending on context, synonyms include atrabiliary, atrabilious, blitheless, dispirited, chapfallen, cheerless.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include wretched, pitiable, pitiful, woeful, pathetic, deplorable.

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