1(of a person) wretchedly unhappy or uncomfortable:their happiness made Anne feel even more miserable causing unhappiness or discomfort:horribly wet and miserable conditions (of a person) habitually morose:a miserable man in his late sixties
2pitiably small or inadequate:all they pay me is a miserable £8,000 a year Australian/
NZ &
Scottish miserly:a lousy dollar a day — could any government be more miserable?
3 [attributive] contemptible (used as a term of abuse or for emphasis):you miserable old creep!
