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Word: Miserable
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late Middle English: from French misérable, from Latin miserabilis ‘pitiable’, from miserari ‘to pity’, from miser ‘wretched’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈmɪz(ə)rəbl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of a person) wretchedly unhappy or uncomfortable
Short Definition:unhappy or uncomfortable
Examples:- their happiness made Anne feel even more miserable
Definition:
pitiably small or inadequate
Short Definition:pitiably small or inadequate
Examples:- all they pay me is a miserable £8,000 a year
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