miserably

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adverb

miserably (comparative more miserably, superlative most miserably)

1. In a miserable manner.

   fail miserably

   • 1971, Richard Carpenter, Catweazle and the Magic Zodiac, Harmondsworth: Puffin Books, page 7:

     "Well, sorcerer?" growled the Norman. "Nay, not well," replied Catweazle shivering miserably, "I have the bone-ache."

   • 1999, “Stately Lover”, performed by Lacuna Coil:

     I just need you miserably
     Broken man come to me
     I just need you desperately
     Just want to change your mind

Translations

in a miserable manner

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 可哀 (zh) (kě'āi)

• Finnish: kurjasti (fi)
• French: misérablement (fr), minablement (fr)
• Italian: miserabilmente (it)
• Portuguese: miseravelmente
• Spanish: miserablemente
• Swedish: eländigt (sv)
• Walloon: minåvmint (wa), pôvriteuzmint (wa), mizeråvmint (wa)