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