Miserable, a.
Etymology: [F. misérable, L. miserabilis, fr. miserari to lament, pity, fr. miser wretched. See Miser.]
1. Very unhappy; wretched. What hopes delude thee, miserable man Dryden.
2. Causing unhappiness or misery. What 's more miserable than discontent Shak.
3. Worthless; mean; despicable; as, a miserable fellow; a miserable dinner. Miserable comforters are ye all. Job xvi. 2.
4. Avaricious; niggardly; miserly. [Obs.] Hooker.
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Syn. -- Abject; forlorn; pitiable; wretched.
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Miserable, n.
A miserable person. [Obs.] Sterne.
Shades of meaning
Fernald has no entry of its own for miserable; he lists it under pitiful.
He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.