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miserably

 
 
/ˈmɪzərəbli/ adverb

Translation

DISAPPOINTING in a way that causes disappointment or suffering
üzgün
miserably low wages Every job application that I've made has failed miserably (= has been extremely unsuccessful).988
SAD in a very unhappy way
mutsuz/umutsuz şekilde; bedbaht halde
"I feel so ill," said Rachel miserably.984
(Definition of miserably adverb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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