miserably

ˈmɪzərəbli

Definition

Definition of miserably - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

emotionin a way that shows great unhappiness

She cried miserably after hearing the bad news.

despondently

sorrowfully

unhappily

inadequatelyto an extremely low or inadequate degree

The team performed miserably, losing by a wide margin..

inadequately

poorly

failure

Rare

in a way that indicates failure

Rare

The team performed miserably in the final match.

abysmally

unsuccessfully

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Expressions with miserably

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fail miserably

be completely unsuccessful in an attempt

He tried to fix the car but failed miserably.

Origin of miserably

Latin, miser (wretched) + -abilis (able)

Examples of miserably in a sentence

The team performed miserably in the final game.
The project failed miserably due to poor planning.
She performed miserably on her final exams.
She miserably failed the driving test.
The project ended miserably after months of effort.

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French:misérablement, pitoyablement, ...
German:jämmerlich, miserabel, ...
Italian:miseramente, malissimo, ...
Spanish:miserablemente, de manera pésima, ...
Portuguese:miseravelmente, de forma desastrosa, ...
Chinese:悲惨地, 糟糕地, ...
Japanese:惨めに, ひどく, ...
Arabic:بِبُؤْس, بِشَكْلٍ بَائِس, ...
Hebrew:בְּצוּרָה אֻמְלָלָה, בְּצוּרָה עֲלוּבָה, ...
Russian:несчастно, ужасно, ...
Ukrainian:нещасно, жахливо, ...
Hindi:दुखी होकर, बुरी तरह, ...
Bengali:দুঃখভরে, শোচনীয়ভাবে, ...
Catalan:desoladament, pèssimament, ...
Czech:nešťastně, mizerně, ...
Danish:ulykkeligt, elendig, ...
Dutch:ellendig, slecht, ...
Greek:θλιμμένα, άθλια, ...
Hungarian:szomorúan, siralmasan, ...
Khmer:យ៉ាងវេទនា, យ៉ាងអន់ខ្លាំង, ...
Korean:비참하게, 형편없이, ...
Persian:غمگینانه, افتضاح, ...
Polish:żałośnie, fatalnie, ...
Portuguese (BR):miseravelmente, de forma desastrosa, ...
Romanian:amar, jalnic, ...
Swedish:förtvivlat, uselt, ...
Thai:อย่างเศร้าโศก, อย่างย่ำแย่, ...
Turkish:perişan bir halde, rezil bir şekilde, ...
Vietnamese:đau khổ, một cách tệ hại, ...

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