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miserableness
Variant of miserable
miserable
definition
mis·er·able (miz′ər ə bəl, miz′rə-)
adjective
- in a condition of misery; wretched, unhappy, suffering, etc.
- causing misery, discomfort, or suffering miserable weather
- bad; inferior; inadequate a miserable performance
- pitiable
- shameful; disgraceful
Etymology: Fr misérable < L miserabilis, pitiable < miserari, to pity < miser, wretched
noun
Obsolete a miserable person
Related Forms:
- miserableness mis′·er·able·ness noun
- miserably mis′·er·ably adverb
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