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US
/ˈmɪzɝəbəɫ, ˈmɪzɹəbəɫ/
]
[ UK /mˈɪzɹəbəl/ ]
[ UK /mˈɪzɹəbəl/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
contemptibly small in amount
almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans
a measly tip
a paltry wage
the company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief -
characterized by physical misery
spent a wretched night on the floor
a wet miserable weekend -
deserving or inciting pity
a pitiful fate
pitiable homeless children
Oh, you poor thing
his poor distorted limbs
a wretched life
a hapless victim
miserable victims of war
his poor distorted limbs
the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic
piteous appeals for help -
of the most contemptible kind
a low stunt to pull
a scummy rabble
his miserable treatment of his family
abject cowardice
a scurvy trick
a low-down sneak
You miserable skunk! -
very unhappy; full of misery
a message of hope for suffering humanity
he felt depressed and miserable
wretched prisoners huddled in stinking cages -
of very poor quality or condition
deplorable housing conditions in the inner city
woeful errors of judgment
woeful treatment of the accused
How To Use miserable In A Sentence
- He always talks about her to me, and I feel so uncomfortable and miserable.
- It is the sinfullest thing in the world, to forsake or destitute a plantation once in forwardness; for besides the dishonor, it is the guiltiness of blood of many commiserable persons. The Essays
- Their solution was to have Cumbria fire service just out of shot squirting hosepipes high in the air so it would fall the right way on Hopkins who was standing looking miserable up to his thighs in the lake.
- The whole atmosphere was joyful and peaceful even in damp miserable conditions.
- As an author of a romantic comedy myself, I do understand that it is difficult to make the genre seem fresh after many miserable retreads.
- It makes me depressed and miserable. The Sun
- Other people's fairy tales always is romantic, but my fairy tale but never be miserable.
- Others complained about the miserable conditions at the shelters.
- Making ourselves miserable by these cravings and wishes is the unwholesome pattern of envy.
- The car industry in the rustbelt is miserable. Factories making thirsty pickup trucks are cutting back or closing.
