Miserable Definition & Meaning
miserable
- adjective
- very unhappy; full of misery; "he felt depressed and miserable"; "a message of hope for suffering humanity"; "wretched prisoners huddled in stinking cages"
- deserving or inciting pity; "a hapless victim"; "miserable victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy; "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful fate"; "Oh, you poor thing"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "a wretched life"
- 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"
- of very poor quality or condition; "deplorable housing conditions in the inner city"; "woeful treatment of the accused"; "woeful errors of judgment"
- characterized by physical misery; "a wet miserable weekend"; "spent a wretched night on the floor"
- 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"
"Miserable" in song lyrics
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"and then we wonder why we live miserable"
All Natural — Godspeed -
"Critical, outlook on life seems miserable"
Benefit — Call of Revolt -
"Individuals makin gold diggers miserable"
Blahzay Blahzay f/ Smoothe, LA, Trigga — Danger Part 2
Words that rhyme with miserable
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- What does miserable mean?
- very unhappy; full of misery; "he felt depressed and miserable"; "a message of hope for suffering humanity"; "wretched prisoners huddled in stinking cages" deserving or inciting pity; "a hapless victim"; "miserable victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy; "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful fate"; "Oh, you poor thing"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "a wretched life" of the most contemptible kind; "abject cowardice
- What part of speech is miserable?
- Miserable is an adjective.
- How many definitions does miserable have?
- Miserable has 6 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).