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[ adjective ] very unhappy; full of misery
Examples "he felt depressed and miserable" "a message of hope for suffering humanity" "wretched prisoners huddled in stinking cages" Used in print (Peter J. White, "Report on Laos"...)We were miserable . (Jesse Hill Ford, Mountains of Gilead....)It dawns on you that instead of a lump to fill the seat across the bridge table from you , he was a man , and that because Gratt_Shafer was making you miserable , you were passing it down to him , to Gratt_Shafer 's substitute , that other guy . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] deserving or inciting pity
Examples "a hapless victim" "miserable victims of war" "piteous appeals for help" "pitiable homeless children" "a pitiful fate" "couldn't rescue the poor fellow" "his poor distorted limbs" "a wretched life" Used in print (The Providence Journal...)A word should be said for Gary_Morgan , a Broadway youngsters who , as the adopted son , makes life miserable for nearly everybody and Larkin in particular . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] of the most contemptible kind
Examples "abject cowardice" "a low stunt to pull" "a low-down sneak" "his miserable treatment of his family" "You miserable skunk!" "a scummy rabble" "a scurvy trick" Used in print (Marvin Schiller, "The Sheep's in the Meadow,"...)When in one letter Jessica informed me that her father did not like the idea of her going_out alone on New_Year's_Eve , I knew for a moment an immense relief ; but the letter went_on : she had cried , she had implored , she had been miserable at his refusal , and finally he had relented - and now how happy she was , how expectant ! Related terms |
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[ adjective ] characterized by physical misery
Synonyms Examples "a wet miserable weekend" "spent a wretched night on the floor" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] of very poor quality or condition
Synonyms Examples "deplorable housing conditions in the inner city" "woeful treatment of the accused" "woeful errors of judgment" Related terms |
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