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AH020387 Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Miserably

If 'miserable' means 'unhappy' then what is meant by the phrase 'you failed the exam miserably'?
  

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Miserably can also mean deplorably or wretchedly. " That would mean, of course, that the "you" that is the subject of this sentence failed the by more than a few points.

— Sam1947

  • Miserably can also mean deplorably or wretchedly.
  • " That would mean, of course, that the "you" that is the subject of this sentence failed the by more than a few points.
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Miserably can also mean deplorably or wretchedly. So, in this case, it would mean, "You failed the exam deplorably." That would mean, of course, that the "you" that is the subject of this sentence failed the by more than a few points.
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