miserable
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
Britannica Dictionary definition of MISERABLE
[more miserable; most miserable]
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a
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very unhappy
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He had a miserable childhood.
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My boss is making my life thoroughly/utterly miserable with her constant demands and criticism.
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He felt lonely and miserable after his divorce.
b
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very sick or unwell
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She drank too much and felt miserable [=wretched, rotten] the next day.
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very severe or unpleasant
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I've had a miserable cold for the past week.
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We've been having miserable weather. = The weather has been miserable.
3
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very poor in condition or quality
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He lived in a miserable little shack.
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miserable [=wretched] living conditions
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always used before a noun
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very bad
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He did a miserable job making the sign. [=he made the sign very poorly]
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The business was a miserable failure.
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Their trip turned out to be a miserable experience.
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She has a miserable temper.
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the miserable state of the economy
5
always used before a noun
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deserving to be hated
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Their boss is a rotten, miserable tyrant.
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The business failed miserably.
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miserably poor/unhappy
