miserable+person

  • 1miserable — [miz′ər ə bəl, miz′rəbəl] adj. [Fr misérable < L miserabilis, pitiable < miserari, to pity < miser, wretched] 1. in a condition of misery; wretched, unhappy, suffering, etc. 2. causing misery, discomfort, or suffering [miserable weather] …

    English World dictionary

  • 2Miserable — Mis er*a*ble, n. A miserable person. [Obs.] Sterne. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3miserable — mis|er|a|ble [ mız(ə)rəbl ] adjective * 1. ) extremely unhappy or uncomfortable: He looked cold and miserable in the rain. Their evening together had been a miserable failure. a ) a miserable situation or period is one that makes you feel very… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 4miserable */ — UK [ˈmɪz(ə)rəb(ə)l] / US adjective 1) extremely unhappy or uncomfortable He looked cold and miserable in the rain. Their evening together had been a miserable failure. a) a miserable situation or period is one that makes you feel very unhappy The …

    English dictionary

  • 5miserable — miserable, wretched both describe something (as a person s state of health or of mind, a state of affairs, a human being with reference to his condition or character, or a thing compared with others of its kind) that is deplorably or contemptibly …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 6miserable — 01. The lads felt [miserable] after losing the game in a shoot out. 02. We were thinking of going camping, but with this [miserable] weather I think we d better wait until next week. 03. She felt [miserable], so she went to bed early. 04. Grandpa …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 7miserable — mis·er·a·ble || mɪzÉ™rÉ™bl n. wretch, poor person; sorry person, desolate person adj. unhappy, dejected, wretched …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 8miserable — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. wretched, forlorn, doleful; mean, contemptible, paltry. See unimportance. Ant., happy, wealthy. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [In misery] Syn. distressed, afflicted, sickly, ill, wretched, sick, ailing …

    English dictionary for students

  • 9Mr. Monk is Miserable —   …

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  • 10hangdog — /ˈhæŋdɒg/ (say hangdog) adjective 1. having a dejected, guilty or pitiful aspect. 2. of or relating to a degraded, contemptible or miserable person. –noun 3. British, US a degraded, contemptible, or miserable person …