MISERABLE


Meaning of MISERABLE in English

adj.1 wretchedly unhappy or uncomfortable (felt miserable; a miserable hovel).

2 contemptible, mean.

3 causing wretchedness or discomfort (miserable weather).

4 Sc., Austral., & NZ stingy, mean.

Derivatives:

miserableness n. miserably adv.

Etymology: ME f. F mis{eacute}rable f. L miserabilis pitiable f. miserari to pity f. miser wretched

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.