miserable
In a state of misery: very sad, ill, or poor.
Adjective 4 meanings
In a state of misery: very sad, ill, or poor.
Very bad (at something); unskilled, incompetent; hopeless.
“He's good at some sports, like tennis, but he's just miserable at football.”
Of the weather, extremely unpleasant due to being cold, wet, overcast, etc.
Wretched; worthless; mean; contemptible.
“a miserable sinner”
Noun 2 meanings
A miserable person; a wretch.
A state of misery or melancholy.
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French miserable, from Old French, from Latin miserabilis, equivalent to miser + -able.
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MISERABLE at a glance
MISERABLE has 9 letters and scores 13 points in Scrabble (M 3 + I 1 + S 1 + E 1 + R 1 + A 1 + B 3 + L 1 + E 1) and 16 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,277 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with miserable
All rhymes- ABLE6
- POSSIBLE12
- AVAILABLE14
- TABLE7
- DOUBLE9
- RESPONSIBLE15
- TROUBLE9
- IMPOSSIBLE16
- TERRIBLE10
- COMFORTABLE20
- INCREDIBLE15
- CAPABLE13
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