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miserably

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • CMU ARPABET: M IH1 Z ER0 AH0 B L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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1

adv

Meaning 1

In a miserable manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • fail miserably

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in a miserable manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • I bit my lip miserably and nodded

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English myserablie; equivalent to miserable + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 可哀 (kě'āi) — in a miserable manner
  • Finnish: kurjasti — in a miserable manner
  • French: misérablement — in a miserable manner
  • French: minablement — in a miserable manner
  • Italian: miserabilmente — in a miserable manner
  • Portuguese: miseravelmente — in a miserable manner
  • Spanish: miserablemente — in a miserable manner
  • Swedish: eländigt — in a miserable manner
  • Walloon: minåvmint — in a miserable manner
  • Walloon: pôvriteuzmint — in a miserable manner
  • Walloon: mizeråvmint — in a miserable manner