Miserably

Miserably
Miserably Mis"er*a*bly, adv. In a miserable; unhappily; calamitously; wretchedly; meanly. [1913 Webster]

They were miserably entertained. --Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster]

The fifth was miserably stabbed to death. --South. [1913 Webster]


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  • miserably — (adv.) c.1400; see MISERABLE (Cf. miserable) + LY (Cf. ly) (2) …   Etymology dictionary

  • miserably — adv. Miserably is used with these verbs: ↑fail, ↑mutter, ↑nod, ↑say, ↑shake, ↑think …   Collocations dictionary

  • miserably — miserable ► ADJECTIVE 1) wretchedly unhappy or depressed. 2) causing unhappiness or discomfort. 3) morose and humourless. 4) pitiably small or inadequate. 5) Austral./NZ & Scottish miserly. DERIVATIVES miserableness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • miserably — adverb in a miserable manner (Freq. 1) I bit my lip miserably and nodded • Derived from adjective: ↑miserable …   Useful english dictionary

  • miserably — adverb see miserable …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • miserably — See miserableness. * * * …   Universalium

  • miserably — adverb In a miserable manner …   Wiktionary

  • miserably — Synonyms and related words: abjectly, abominably, agonizingly, arrantly, atrociously, awfully, baldly, balefully, basely, bitterly, blatantly, brashly, confoundedly, contemptibly, cruelly, damnably, deadly, deathly, despicably, deucedly,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • miserably — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. poorly, unsatisfactorily, imperfectly; see badly 1 , inadequately …   English dictionary for students

  • miserably — mɪzrÉ™blɪ adv. without pleasure or happiness, wretchedly, poorly …   English contemporary dictionary

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