Mis"er*a*ble (?), a. [F. mis'erable, L. miserabilis, fr. miserari to lament, pity, fr. miser wretched. See Miser.]
1.
Very unhappy; wretched.
What hopes delude thee, miserable man?
Dryden.
2.
Causing unhappiness or misery.
What 's more miserable than discontent?
Shak.
3.
Worthless; mean; despicable; as, a miserable fellow; a miserable dinner.
Miserable comforters are ye all.
Job xvi. 2.
4.
Avaricious; niggardly; miserly.
[Obs.]
Hooker.
Syn. -- Abject; forlorn; pitiable; wretched.
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Mis"er*a*ble, n.
A miserable person.
[Obs.]
Sterne.
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