— miserableness , n. — miserably , adv.
/miz"euhr euh beuhl, miz"reuh-/ , adj.
1. wretchedly unhappy, uneasy, or uncomfortable: miserable victims of war.
2. wretchedly poor; needy.
3. of wretched character or quality; contemptible: a miserable villain.
4. attended with or causing misery: a miserable existence.
5. manifesting misery.
6. worthy of pity; deplorable: a miserable failure.
[ 1375-1425; late ME miserabilis, equiv. to misera ( ri ) to pity (deriv. of miser wretched) + -bilis -BLE ]
Syn. 1. forlorn, disconsolate, doleful, distressed. See wretched. 2. destitute. 3. despicable, mean, low, abject. 6. pitiable, lamentable.
Ant. 1. happy. 2. wealthy. 3. good.