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Miserable Very Common

Origin: Latin suffix -able

Miserable has 8 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

A miserable person; a wretch.

"The old man was such a miserable creature that everyone avoided him on his way to work."

Adjective
1

very unhappy; full of misery

"he felt depressed and miserable"

"a message of hope for suffering humanity"

"wretched prisoners huddled in stinking cages"

2

deserving or inciting pity

"a hapless victim"

"miserable victims of war"

"the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"

"piteous appeals for help"

"pitiable homeless children"

"a pitiful fate"

"Oh, you poor thing"

"his poor distorted limbs"

"a wretched life"

3

of the most contemptible kind

"abject cowardice"

"a low stunt to pull"

"a low-down sneak"

"his miserable treatment of his family"

"You miserable skunk!"

"a scummy rabble"

"a scurvy trick"

4

of very poor quality or condition

"deplorable housing conditions in the inner city"

"woeful treatment of the accused"

"woeful errors of judgment"

5

characterized by physical misery

"a wet miserable weekend"

"spent a wretched night on the floor"

6

contemptibly small in amount

"a measly tip"

"the company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief"

"a paltry wage"

"almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans"

7

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

"After spending weeks in a cramped room without sunlight, he looked miserable and barely spoke to anyone."

Example Sentences
"he felt depressed and miserable" adjective
"a message of hope for suffering humanity" adjective
"wretched prisoners huddled in stinking cages" adjective
"a hapless victim" adjective
"miserable victims of war" adjective
"the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic" adjective
"piteous appeals for help" adjective
"pitiable homeless children" adjective
"a pitiful fate" adjective
"Oh, you poor thing" adjective
Related Terms
Rhyming Words
ble able roble ruble doble fable bible buble amble gable sable noble coble moble cable table bable kable mable viable
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