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Commiserable
Commiserable Com*mis"er*a*ble, a.
Pitiable. [Obs.] --Bacon.
CommiserateCommiserate Com*mis"er*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Commiserated; p. pr. & vb. n. Commiserating.] [L.
commiseratus, p. p. of commiserari to commiserate; com- +
miserari to pity. See Miserable.]
To feel sorrow, pain, or regret for; to pity.
Then must we those, who groan, beneath the weight Of
age, disease, or want, commiserate. --Denham.
We should commiserate our mutual ignorance. --Locke.
Syn: To pity; compassionate; lament; condole. CommiseratedCommiserate Com*mis"er*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Commiserated; p. pr. & vb. n. Commiserating.] [L.
commiseratus, p. p. of commiserari to commiserate; com- +
miserari to pity. See Miserable.]
To feel sorrow, pain, or regret for; to pity.
Then must we those, who groan, beneath the weight Of
age, disease, or want, commiserate. --Denham.
We should commiserate our mutual ignorance. --Locke.
Syn: To pity; compassionate; lament; condole. CommiseratingCommiserate Com*mis"er*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Commiserated; p. pr. & vb. n. Commiserating.] [L.
commiseratus, p. p. of commiserari to commiserate; com- +
miserari to pity. See Miserable.]
To feel sorrow, pain, or regret for; to pity.
Then must we those, who groan, beneath the weight Of
age, disease, or want, commiserate. --Denham.
We should commiserate our mutual ignorance. --Locke.
Syn: To pity; compassionate; lament; condole. Commiserative
Commiserative Com*mis"er*a*tive, a.
Feeling or expressing commiseration. --Todd.
Commiserator
Commiserator Com*mis"er*a`tor, n.
One who pities.
Compromiser
Compromiser Com"pro*mi`ser, n.
One who compromises.
Miserable
Miserable Mis"er*a*ble, n.
A miserable person. [Obs.] --Sterne.
Miserableness
Miserableness Mis"er*a*ble*ness, n.
The state or quality of being miserable.
Miserably
Miserably Mis"er*a*bly, adv.
In a miserable; unhappily; calamitously; wretchedly; meanly.
They were miserably entertained. --Sir P.
Sidney.
The fifth was miserably stabbed to death. --South.
Miseration
Miseration Mis`er*a"tion, n.
Commiseration. [Obs.]
MiserereMiserere Mis`e*re"re, n. [L., have mercy, fr. misereri to have
mercy, fr. miser. See Miser.]
1. (R. C. Ch.) The psalm usually appointed for penitential
acts, being the 50th psalm in the Latin version. It
commences with the word miserere.
2. A musical composition adapted to the 50th psalm.
Where only the wind signs miserere. --Lowell.
3. (Arch.) A small projecting boss or bracket, on the under
side of the hinged seat of a church stall (see Stall).
It was intended, the seat being turned up, to give some
support to a worshiper when standing. Called also
misericordia.
4. (Med.) Same as Ileus. Misericordia
Misericordia Mis`e*ri*cor"di*a, n. [L., mercy, compassion;
miser wretched + cor, cordis, heart.]
1. (O. Law) An amercement. --Burrill.
2. (Anc. Armor.) A thin-bladed dagger; so called, in the
Middle Ages, because used to give the death wound or
``mercy' stroke to a fallen adversary.
3. (Eccl.) An indulgence as to food or dress granted to a
member of a religious order. --Shipley.
MiseriesMisery Mi"ser*y, n.; pl. Miseries. [OE. miserie, L. miseria,
fr. miser wretched: cf. F. mis[`e]re, OF. also, miserie.]
1. Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind;
wretchedness; distress; woe. --Chaucer.
Destruction and misery are in their ways. --Rom.
iii. 16.
2. Cause of misery; calamity; misfortune.
When we our betters see bearing our woes, We
scarcely think our miseries our foes. --Shak.
3. Covetousness; niggardliness; avarice. [Obs.]
Syn: Wretchedness; torture; agony; torment; anguish;
distress; calamity; misfortune. MiserlyMiserly Mi"ser*ly, a. [From Miser.]
Like a miser; very covetous; sordid; niggardly.
Syn: Avaricious; niggardly; sordid; parsimonious; penurious;
covetous; stingy; mean. See Avaricious. MiseryMisery Mi"ser*y, n.; pl. Miseries. [OE. miserie, L. miseria,
fr. miser wretched: cf. F. mis[`e]re, OF. also, miserie.]
1. Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind;
wretchedness; distress; woe. --Chaucer.
Destruction and misery are in their ways. --Rom.
iii. 16.
2. Cause of misery; calamity; misfortune.
When we our betters see bearing our woes, We
scarcely think our miseries our foes. --Shak.
3. Covetousness; niggardliness; avarice. [Obs.]
Syn: Wretchedness; torture; agony; torment; anguish;
distress; calamity; misfortune. Promiser
Promiser Prom"is*er, n.
One who promises.
Surmiser
Surmiser Sur*mis"er, n.
One who surmises.
Meaning of Miser from wikipedia
- A
miser /ˈmaɪzər/ is a
person who is
reluctant to
spend money,
sometimes to the
point of
forgoing even
basic comforts and some necessities, in
order to...
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situated within his
brother Heat
Miser's domain. They
approach Heat
Miser, and he
offers to
cooperate if Snow
Miser hands over the
North Pole. When neither...
- The
Miser (French: L'Avare;
pronounced [lavaʁ]; also
known by the
longer name L'Avare ou L'École du Mensonge,
meaning The
Miser, or the
School for Lies)...
- A
Miser Brothers'
Christmas is a 2008
Christmas stop
motion spin-off special,
based on the
characters from the 1974 Rankin/B****
special The Year Without...
- Look up
Miser or
miser in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A
miser is a
person who ****ds
money Miser may also
refer to: The
Miser, a 1668 play by Molière...
- In psychology, the
human mind is
considered to be a
cognitive miser due to the
tendency of
humans to
think and
solve problems in
simpler and less effortful...
-
Astragalus miser, the
timber milkvetch, is a
species of
flowering plant in the
family Fabaceae. A perennial, it is
native to
western North America, except...
- and as the
voice of Heat
Miser in the
American Christmas television specials The Year
Without a
Santa Claus (1974) and A
Miser Brothers'
Christmas (2008)...
- The
Miser is an
epithet for the
following people: John
Elwes (politician) (1714–1789),
British MP and
noted eccentric,
suggested as an
inspiration of...
-
Death and the
Miser (also
known as
Death of the Usurer) is a
Northern Renaissance painting produced between 1490 and 1516 by the
Dutch artist Hieronymus...
