miserably

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈmɪzərəbli/ UK /ˈmɪzərəbli/ See IPA manual

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adv
in a wretched, unhappy, or pitifully inadequate manner

They failed miserably to meet the deadline despite weeks of effort.

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Synonyms

1 adv · in a wretched, unhappy, or... wretchedly pitifully unhappily woefully dismally abjectly

Opposites

happily comfortably splendidly

Word family

Related forms miserable misery commiserate

Etymology

From miserable + -ly, from Old French miserable, from Latin miserabilis ('pitiable'), from miserari ('to pity'), from miser ('wretched').

miserabilis Latin miser Latin

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# miserably

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** ˈmɪzərəbli
**IPA (UK):** ˈmɪzərəbli

## Meanings
1. in a wretched, unhappy, or pitifully inadequate manner

## Examples
- They failed miserably to meet the deadline despite weeks of effort.

## Synonyms
- wretchedly
- pitifully
- unhappily
- woefully
- dismally
- abjectly

## Antonyms
- happily
- comfortably
- splendidly

## Related Forms
- miserable
- misery
- commiserate

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: miserabilis
- Root: miser

## Etymology
From miserable + -ly, from Old French miserable, from Latin miserabilis ('pitiable'), from miserari ('to pity'), from miser ('wretched').

## AI Etymology
Miserably comes from miserable + -ly, from Old French miserable, from Latin miserabilis ('pitiable'), from miserari ('to pity'), from miser ('wretched'). The etymological trail includes Latin miserabilis, Latin miser. The same word family includes miserable, misery, commiserate. Its current adverb use means "in a wretched, unhappy, or pitifully inadequate manner".

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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