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miserable definition

mis·er·able (mizər ə bəl, mizrə-)

adjective

  1. in a condition of misery; wretched, unhappy, suffering, etc.
  2. causing misery, discomfort, or suffering miserable weather
  3. bad; inferior; inadequate a miserable performance
  4. pitiable
  5. shameful; disgraceful

Etymology: Fr misérable < L miserabilis, pitiable < miserari, to pity < miser, wretched

noun

Obsolete a miserable person

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