MISERABLY

miserably

(adverb) in a miserable manner; “I bit my lip miserably and nodded”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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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

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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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