Meaning of “miserably” in the English Dictionary

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miserablyadverb

uk /ˈmɪz.ər.ə.bli/ us /ˈmɪz.ɚ.ə.bli/

miserably adverb (UNHAPPILY)

› feeling or showing unhappiness:

"It's no use - I can't do it," she said miserably.

While the other kids played, we stared miserably out of the window.

› in a way that is very unpleasant and makes you unhappy:

It's been miserably wet (= raining a lot) all week.

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Feeling sad and unhappy

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miserably adverb (LOW VALUE)

› having little value, in a way that is disappointing:

to fail miserably (= completely fail)

miserably low wages

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Costing little or no money

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(Definition of “miserably” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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(Definition of “miserably” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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Meaning of “miserably” in the English Dictionary

"miserably" in English

miserablyadverb

miserably adverb (UNHAPPILY)

miserably adverb (LOW VALUE)

"miserably" in American English

miserablyadverb

miserably adverb (WITH LOW VALUE)

miserably adverb (UNHAPPILY)