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Meanings of miserable in English

Deserving or inciting pity.

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      Contemptibly small in amount.

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            Examples for "paltry"
            1
            Food was paltry and hygienic conditions often dismal in damp overcrowded cells.
            Reuters
            2
            August's no confidence motion saw him survive by a paltry 11 votes.
            The South African
            3
            He played a paltry six games for seven clubs over 16 years.
            The Guardian
            4
            My paltry three days of gym training that month weren't kicking in.
            Climbing Magazine
            5
            The Government's reaction so far has been to produce one paltry leaflet.
            The Irish Times
            1
            You are the measly Johnny Reb I brought in day before yesterday.
            My Lady of the North
            2
            Holder of a measly 12 per cent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
            News.com.au
            3
            Hoffenheim, meanwhile, have only managed one measly win since the winter break.
            The Guardian
            4
            They snatch at a little measly advantage and miss the big one.
            Poor White: A Novel
            5
            Last night's cab fare made a sizeable dent in my measly treasury.
            Dark Matter

            Of the most contemptible kind.

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                  Of very poor quality or condition.

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                        Usage of miserable in English
                        1
                        It is hard in the stationary, and miserable in the declining state.
                        An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
                        2
                        You behold in me the most miserable monarch in all the world.
                        The Emerald City of Oz
                        3
                        He was miserable; he had no confidence in himself, in his future.
                        Coningsby; Or, The New Generation
                        4
                        The idea-themiserable fancy rather-hasterribly corrupted the preaching of the gospel.
                        The Hope of the Gospel
                        5
                        They lived in dirty houses situated in miserable parts of the slums.
                        The Story of Mankind
                        6
                        Shipbuilding by the natives in private shipyards was in a miserable condition.
                        Men of Invention and Industry
                        7
                        The country all the way, in fact, is most miserable and intolerable.
                        Explorations in Australia / 1.-Explorations in search of Dr. Lei...
                        8
                        She was miserable; life was so dull; she wanted to get away.
                        Four Short Stories By Emile Zola
                        9
                        The scene I had just witnessed in the dining-room made me miserable.
                        The Four-Pools Mystery
                        10
                        In 1541 came the miserable fiasco of the Spanish expedition to Algiers.
                        Knights of Malta, 1523-1798
                        11
                        The life of the Spanish-speaking people at the mines was made miserable.
                        History of California
                        12
                        I know I shall be in a miserable state during the journey.
                        The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851
                        13
                        It was the fore-runner of the Slavin clan, the miserable Bud Jones.
                        The Banner Boy Scouts on a Tour; or, The Mystery of Rattlesnake ...
                        14
                        It was not His Law; it was a miserable juggling with texts.
                        Children of the Ghetto: A Study of a Peculiar People
                        15
                        The miserable remnants of the nation were scattered everywhere over the world.
                        General History for Colleges and High Schools
                        16
                        Yet even then-inspite of that miserable letter- Iretainedfaith in you.
                        Molly McDonald: A Tale of the Old Frontier
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