miserable

adjective

1. 1

   contemptibly small in amount

   a measly tip

   the company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief

2. 2

   characterized by physical misery

   a wet miserable weekend

   spent a wretched night on the floor

3. 3

   of the most contemptible kind

   abject cowardice

   a low stunt to pull

4. 4

   deserving or inciting pity

   a hapless victim

   miserable victims of war

5. 5

   very unhappy; full of misery

   he felt depressed and miserable

   a message of hope for suffering humanity

6. 6

   of very poor quality or condition

   deplorable housing conditions in the inner city

   woeful treatment of the accused