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MISERABLY
miserably
(adverb) in a miserable manner; “I bit my lip miserably and nodded”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
miserably (comparative more miserably, superlative most miserably)
In a miserable manner
Usage notes
One verb commonly collocating with miserably is fail
Source: Wiktionary
Mis"er*a*bly, adv.
Definition: In a miserable; unhappily; calamitously; wretchedly; meanly. They were miserably entertained. Sir P. Sidney. The fifth was miserably stabbed to death. South.
MISERABLE
Mis"er*a*ble, a. Etym: [F. misérable, 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.
Mis"er*a*ble, n.
Definition: A miserable person. [Obs.] Sterne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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