Английский Этимологический словарь - miserable
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~ adj 1 extremely unhappy, for example because you feel lonely, cold, or badly treated (You're making my life miserable! | There's nothing like a bad cold to make you feel miserable. | You look miserable. What's up?) 2 always unhappy, dissatisfied, or complaining (He's a miserable old devil.) 3 usually before noun making you feel very unhappy, uncomfortable etc (They endured hours of backbreaking work in miserable conditions.) 4 only before noun very bad in quality, or very small in amount (I can hardly afford the rent on my miserable income.) - miserably adv (miserably cold and wet) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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1. If you are miserable, you are very unhappy. I took a series of badly paid secretarial jobs which made me really miserable... ADJ: usu v-link ADJ • miserably He looked miserably down at his plate. ADV: usu ADV after v 2. If you describe a place or situation as miserable, you mean that it makes you feel unhappy or depressed. There was nothing at all in this miserable place to distract him. = depressing ADJ: usu ADJ n 3. If you describe the weather as miserable, you mean that it makes you feel depressed, because it is raining or dull. It was a grey, wet, miserable day... ADJ 4. If you describe someone as miserable, you mean that you do not like them because they are bad-tempered or unfriendly. He always was a miserable man. He never spoke to me nor anybody else. ADJ: ADJ n 5. You can describe a quantity or quality as miserable when you think that it is much smaller or worse than it ought to be. Our speed over the ground was a miserable 2.2 knots... ADJ: usu a ADJ amount c darkgreen]emphasis • miserably ...the miserably inadequate supply of books now provided for schools. ADV: ADV adj 6. A miserable failure is a very great one. The film was a miserable commercial failure both in Italy and in the United States. ADJ: ADJ n c darkgreen]emphasis • miserably Some manage it. Some fail miserably. ADV: ADV with v ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin miserabilis wretched, pitiable, from miserari to pity, from miser Date: 15th century 1. being in a pitiable state of distress or unhappiness (as from want or shame) ~ refugees 2. a. wretchedly inadequate or meager a ~ hovel b. causing extreme discomfort or unhappiness a ~ situation 3. being likely to discredit or shame his ~ neglect of his wife it was ~ of you to make fun of him • ~ noun • ~ness noun • miserably adverb ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. 1 wretchedly unhappy or uncomfortable (felt miserable; a miserable hovel). 2 contemptible, mean. 3 causing wretchedness or discomfort (miserable weather). 4 Sc., Austral., & NZ stingy, mean. Derivatives miserableness n. miserably adv. Etymology: ME f. F mis{eacute}rable f. L miserabilis pitiable f. miserari to pity f. miser wretched ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. жалкий, несчастный to feel miserable —- чувствовать себя несчастным; хандрить to make smb.'s life miserable —- отравлять чью-л. жизнь 2. плохой, скверный, жалкий miserable weather —- скверная, отвратительная погода miserable hovel —- жалкая (убогая) лачуга 3. ничтожный, мизерный (о сумме) 4. скудный (о пище и т. п.) 5. печальный (о новостях, событиях и т. п.) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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adj. 1) жалкий, несчастный 2) печальный (о новостях, событиях) 3) плохой (о концерте, исполнении); убогий (о жилище и т.п.); скудный (об обеде, угощении) Syn: dismal, sorry, unhappy, wretched Ant: cheerful, contented, joyous ...Англо-русский словарь
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