miserable

About 7.19 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective In a state of misery: very sad, ill, or poor.
2. adjective Very bad (at something); unskilled, incompetent; hopeless.

   He's good at some sports, like tennis, but he's just miserable at football.

3. adjective Of the weather, extremely unpleasant due to being cold, wet, overcast, etc.
4. adjective Wretched; worthless; mean; contemptible.

   a miserable sinner

5. adjective Causing unhappiness or misery.
6. adjective Avaricious; niggardly; miserly.
7. adjective (as a personality trait) Negative minded, unpleasant to be around.
8. noun A miserable person; a wretch.

Similar words

wretched pitiable pitiful woeful pathetic deplorable piteous execrable misfortunate uncomfortable

Often followed by

and condition as for life state in existence little

Word family

miserableness miserablenesses miserables miserably