Unhappy; wretched; hapless.Causing or attended by suffering or unhappiness; distressing; doleful: as, a miserable lot or condition; miserable weather.Manifesting misery; indicative of want or suffering; shocking; pitiable: as, a miserable hut; to be covered with miserable rags; miserable looks.Of wretched character or quality; without value or merit; very poor; mean; worthless: as, a miserable soil; a miserable performer or performance; a miserable subterfuge.Covetous; miserly; niggardly.Compassionate; merciful; commiserating.Synonyms Distressed, forlorn, disconsolate, afflicted, pitiable. See affliction.n. An unfortunate, unhappy creature; a wretch.