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miserable
adjective
contemptibly small in amount
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ˈmɪz(ə)ɹəbəl
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adjective
contemptibly small in amount
“a measly tip”
adjective
characterized by physical misery
“a wet miserable weekend”
adjective
of the most contemptible kind
“abject cowardice”
adjective
deserving or inciting pity
“a hapless victim”
adjective
very unhappy; full of misery
“he felt depressed and miserable”
adjective
of very poor quality or condition
“deplorable housing conditions in the inner city”
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a measly tip
the company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief
a paltry wage
almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans
a wet miserable weekend
spent a wretched night on the floor
abject cowardice
a low stunt to pull
a low-down sneak
his miserable treatment of his family
You miserable skunk!
a hapless victim
miserable victims of war
{'source': 'Galsworthy', 'text': 'the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic'}
piteous appeals for help
pitiable homeless children
he felt depressed and miserable
a message of hope for suffering humanity
wretched prisoners huddled in stinking cages
deplorable housing conditions in the inner city
woeful treatment of the accused
woeful errors of judgment
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