Definitions of miserable:

  • adjective:   characterized by physical misery
    Example: "A wet miserable weekend"
  • adjective:   very unhappy; full of misery
    Example: "He felt depressed and miserable"
  • adjective:   contemptibly small in amount
    Example: "The company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief"
  • adjective:   deserving or inciting pity
    Example: "Miserable victims of war"
  • adjective:   of very poor quality or condition
  • adjective:   of the most contemptible kind
    Example: "His miserable treatment of his family"