miserable.
In a state of misery: very sad, ill, or poor.
Meaning & usage
In a state of misery: very sad, ill, or poor.
Very bad (at something); unskilled, incompetent; hopeless.
He's good at some sports, like tennis, but he's just miserable at football.
Of the weather, extremely unpleasant due to being cold, wet, overcast, etc.
Wretched; worthless; mean; contemptible.
a miserable sinner
Causing unhappiness or misery.
Avaricious; niggardly; miserly.
Negative minded, unpleasant to be around.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Middle French miserable, from Old French, from Latin miserabilis, equivalent to miser + -able.
A miserable person; a wretch.
A state of misery or melancholy.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Middle French miserable, from Old French, from Latin miserabilis, equivalent to miser + -able.
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