Category:Miserable

Mis"er*a*ble, a. Etym: [F. misérable, L. miserabilis, fr. miserari to lament, pity, fr. miser wretched. See Miser.]

1. Very unhappy; wretched. What hopes delude thee, miserable man Dryden.

2. Causing unhappiness or misery. What 's more miserable than discontent Shak.

3. Worthless; mean; despicable; as, a miserable fellow; a miserable dinner. Miserable comforters are ye all. Job xvi. 2.

4. Avaricious; niggardly; miserly. [Obs.] Hooker.

Syn. -- Abject; forlorn; pitiable; wretched.

miserable Mis"er*a*ble, n.

Defn: A miserable person. [Obs.] Sterne.