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Miserable
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Part of speech: noun (n.)
A miserable person. [Obs.] Sterne.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
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.
Synonyms: Abject; forlorn; pitiable; wretched.