miserably

/mˈɪzɚəbli/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.17 in modern English

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adv

"fail miserably"
""Well, sorcerer?" growled the Norman. "Nay, not well," replied Catweazle shivering miserably, "I have the bone-ache.""
"I just need you miserably Broken man come to me I just need you desperately Just want to change your mind"

From Middle English myserablie; equivalent to miserable + -ly.

more miserably (comparative) most miserably (superlative)

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How do you pronounce miserably?

The recorded pronunciation is /mˈɪzɚəbli/.

What does miserably mean?

In a miserable manner.

Where does miserably come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

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