miserably
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2.2
- adverb
- /ˈmɪzərəbli/
:
miserablemente
- She sat miserably at her desk, overwhelmed by the amount of work she had to finish.
- live miserably
You can do whatever joyfully or miserably, isn't it?
- You can do whatever joyfully or miserably, isn't it?
Examples
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On this occasion, I was nineteen, flailing miserably, living with my actor boyfriend in northern California.
Academic text (2003) -
But they failed miserably in all four categories.
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You guys would have failed miserably, right?
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And there we are, the lot of us, so miserably afraid of the light.
Academic text (1996) -
Our Congress failed us miserably.
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We are failing miserably to address our housing shortage in California.
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If anything, this program only shows how miserably inadequate all these ways of dealing with the homeless are.
Fiction book (1994) -
Unfortunately, this model has failed miserably as more youth are overweight and unfit than ever before.
Academic text (2015) -
The Solidarity union also failed miserably in its effort to regain its membership base.
Academic text (1998) -
Mr. Lamb flattened his back against the wall and smiled miserably at his shoes, mumbling something unintelligible.
Fiction book (1995)
Synonyms
56
1.0
In a way that shows strong emotion or upset
15
1.3
In a sad or regretful way
6
5.8
In a sad, quiet way that shows someone is unhappy
3
4.8
In a gloomy way that makes people feel sad or hopeless
2
6.8
In a very sad and unhappy way
2
6.5
In a sad, disappointed way
1
4.6
In a sad way that shows a person is sorry
1
6.1
In a way that shows no hope
1
7.2
So sad that nothing can comfort them
1
7.3
In a sad, hopeless way that shows you have lost hope
1
8.5
In a very sad way that shows no comfort or hope
1
7.2
In a sad way that shows you are unhappy
1
7.4
In a sad way that shows no hope
In a way that shows worry or great sadness
In a way that shows you are not happy
Antonyms
How Miserable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word miserably comes from the noun misery, which means 'great unhappiness', and from an old Latin word miser meaning 'very unhappy'. So, to feel or act miserably is to show deep sadness or suffering, which is why the word means 'in a very unhappy or uncomfortable way'.