miserable

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   In a state of misery

   In a state of misery: very sad, ill, or poor.

   • The secret of being miserable is to have leisure to bother about whether you are happy or not. The cure for it is occupation, because occupation means pre-occupation
2. 2

   Very bad (at something)

   Very bad (at something); unskilled, incompetent; hopeless.

   • He's good at some sports, like tennis, but he's just miserable at football.
3. 3

   Of the weather, extremely unpleasant due to being cold, wet, overcast, etc.

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   1. 4

      Wretched

      Wretched; worthless; mean; contemptible.

      • a miserable sinner
      • In a month's collecting at Wonosalem and Djapannan I accumulated ninety-eight species of birds, but a most miserable lot of insects.
   2. 5

      Causing unhappiness or misery.

      • For what's more miserable than discontent?
   3. 6

      Avaricious

      Avaricious; niggardly; miserly.

      • the liberal-hearted man is by the opinion of the prodigal miserable, and by the judgment of the miserable lavish
   4. 7

      Negative minded, unpleasant to be around.

   5. 8

      A miserable person

      A miserable person; a wretch.

      • Dona Carmen repaired to the balcony to chat and jest with, and at, these miserables, who stopped before the door to rest in their progress. All pretended poverty while literally groaning under the weight of their riches.
   6. 9

      A state of misery or melancholy.

      • By 3:00 P.M. both DeeDee and Sandra's pants were thoroughly soaked, and this unhappy circumstance gave DeeDee a bad case of the miserables.

The neighborhood

• neighbormiser
• neighbormisery