[ˈmɪz(ə)rəbl], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- (of a person) wretchedly unhappy or uncomfortable
(e.g: their happiness made Anne feel even more miserable)

- pitiably small or inadequate
(e.g: all they pay me is a miserable £8,000 a year)


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Origin:
late Middle English: from French misérable, from Latin miserabilis ‘pitiable’, from miserari ‘to pity’, from miser ‘wretched’