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Definition of: miserable
(miz′ər·ə·bəl, miz′rə-) adjective
1. Wretchedly unhappy.
2. Of mean quality; bad; valueless: sometimes expressing contempt.
3. Producing, proceeding from, or exhibiting misery; pitiable: miserable weather; a miserable groan. See synonyms under PITIFUL, SAD.
—noun Obs. A miserable person. [<OF <L miserabilis pitiable <miserari pity <miser wretched]
—mis′er·a·ble·ness noun
—mis′er·a·bly adverb
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