miserable
phonetic symbol: / mɪ́zɚəbəl | mɪ́zrəbəl /
miserable - English Dictionary
[ adjective satellite ]
■ contemptibly small in amount
e.g.)
・the company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief
・almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans
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measly
,
paltry
[ adjective satellite ]
■ characterized by physical misery
e.g.)
・a wet miserable weekend
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wretched
[ adjective satellite ]
■ of the most contemptible kind
e.g.)
・his miserable treatment of his family
・You miserable skunk!
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abject
,
low
,
low-down
,
scummy
,
scurvy
[ adjective satellite ]
■ deserving or inciting pity
e.g.)
・miserable victims of war
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hapless
,
misfortunate
,
pathetic
,
piteous
,
pitiable
,
pitiful
,
poor
,
wretched
[ adjective satellite ]
■ very unhappy
■ full of misery
e.g.)
・he felt depressed and miserable
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suffering
,
wretched
[ adjective satellite ]
■ of very poor quality or condition
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deplorable
,
execrable
,
woeful
,
wretched
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