miserably
With great unhappiness
Miserably describes doing something in a wretched, unhappy, or pitifully inadequate way.
Someone who fails miserably doesn't just fail—they fail completely and conspicuously: The plan miserably backfired.
It can describe physical discomfort shivering miserably in the rain or emotional dejection She stared miserably at the floor.
In a sorrowful manner
- wretchedlyIn abject misery
- glumlyIn dejected manner
- dejectedlyIn a disheartened manner
- despondentlyIn a hopeless manner
forlornly · sorrowfully · gloomily · morosely · dismally · melancholically · dolefully · downheartedly
In an inferior way
- patheticallyIn a pitiful way
- pitifullyIn a wretched manner
- feeblyWithout vigor or power
- weaklyWithout much force
dismally · abysmally · terribly · dreadfully · lamentably · appallingly · woefully · unsuccessfully
In abject misery
- dreadfullyExtremely, unpleasantly so
- terriblyTo extreme degree
- awfullyExtremely, often informally
- horriblyIn a dreadful way
unbearably · insufferably · excruciatingly · painfully · intensely · acutely · desperately · frightfully
Extremely lacking in money
- destituteUtterly without means
- pennilessCompletely without money
- indigentExtremely poor, lacking necessities
- needyWanting in essentials
wretchedly · poorly · meagerly · scantily · shabbily · raggedly · hand-to-mouth · penuriously
sadly
In a sorrowful manner
- wretchedlyIn abject misery
- glumlyIn dejected manner
- dejectedlyIn a disheartened manner
despondently · forlornly · sorrowfully · gloomily · morosely · dismally · melancholically · dolefully · downheartedly · cheerlessly
poorly
In an inferior way
- patheticallyIn a pitiful way
- pitifullyIn a wretched manner
- feeblyWithout vigor or power
weakly · dismally · abysmally · terribly · dreadfully · lamentably · appallingly · woefully · unsuccessfully · incompetently
wretchedly
In abject misery
- dreadfullyExtremely, unpleasantly so
- terriblyTo extreme degree
- awfullyExtremely, often informally
horribly · unbearably · insufferably · excruciatingly · painfully · intensely · acutely · desperately · frightfully · abjectly
impoverished
Extremely lacking in money
- destituteUtterly without means
- pennilessCompletely without money
- indigentExtremely poor, lacking necessities
needy · wretchedly · poorly · meagerly · scantily · shabbily · raggedly · hand-to-mouth · penuriously · hardship
- adverbsquickly, slowly, very, really, now
- intensifiersvery, really, extremely, absolutely, incredibly
miserablybrilliantly
With remarkable excellence
spectacularly · triumphantly · splendidly · magnificently · gloriously
miserablycomfortably
At ease physically
cozily · snugly · pleasantly · luxuriously · warmly
miserablyhappily
In a joyful manner
joyfully · cheerfully · blissfully · euphorically · merrily