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English to English adjective
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Very unhappy; wretched. |  | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
| 2 |
very unhappy; full of misery | | Example: he felt depressed and miserable
a message of hope for suffering humanity
wretched prisoners huddled in stinking cages
source: wordnet30
| 3 |
deserving or inciting pity | | Example: 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
source: wordnet30
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of the most contemptible kind | | Example: 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
source: wordnet30
| 5 |
of very poor quality or condition | | Example: deplorable housing conditions in the inner city
woeful treatment of the accused
woeful errors of judgment
source: wordnet30
| 6 |
characterized by physical misery | | Example: a wet miserable weekend
spent a wretched night on the floor
source: wordnet30
| 7 |
contemptibly small in amount | | Example: a measly tip
the company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief
a paltry wage
almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans
source: wordnet30 noun
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A miserable person. | | source: webster1913
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