miserably
(adverb) in a miserable manner; “I bit my lip miserably and nodded”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
miserably (comparative more miserably, superlative most miserably)
In a miserable manner
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.
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
28 September 2024
(noun) an arrangement of events that attempts to achieve a maximum effect; “the skillful orchestration of his political campaign”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
