miserable

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Very unhappy or uncomfortable.

   She felt miserable after failing the exam.

2. 2
   adj

   Very unpleasant and making people feel bad.

   We had a miserable, wet weekend stuck indoors.

3. 3
   adj

   Very small in amount and clearly not enough.

   They were paid a miserable wage for such hard work.

Borrowed from Middle French miserable, from Old French, from Latin miserabilis, equivalent to miser + -able.

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