Miserable \Mis"er*a*ble\, a. [F. mis['e]rable, 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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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