单词 | miserable |
释义 | miserable —miserableness, n. —miserably, adv. /miz"euhr euh beuhl, miz"reuh-/, adj. 1. wretchedly unhappy, uneasy, or uncomfortable: miserable victims of war. 2. wretchedly poor; needy. 3. of wretched character or quality; contemptible: a miserable villain. 4. attended with or causing misery: a miserable existence. 5. manifesting misery. 6. worthy of pity; deplorable: a miserable failure. [1375-1425; late ME < L miserabilis, equiv. to misera(ri) to pity (deriv. of miser wretched) + -bilis -BLE] Syn. 1. forlorn, disconsolate, doleful, distressed. See wretched. 2. destitute. 3. despicable, mean, low, abject. 6. pitiable, lamentable. Ant. 1. happy. 2. wealthy. 3. good. |
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