miser era, erum, adj. with comp. miserior, and sup. miserrimus MIS-, wretched, unfortunate, miserable, pitiable, lamentable, in distress: me miserior, T.: mortales, V.: multo miserior quam ille, quem tu miserrimum esse voluisti: quibus (molestiis) te miserrimam habui, tormented.

—As subst m. and f : quo se miser vertet? the wretch: Miserarum est neque amori dare ludum, etc., i. e. wretched are the girls who, etc., H.

—Afflicting, sad, wretched, pitiable, melancholy: bellum: mors: caedes, V.: miserā ambitione laborare, H.

—Violent, excessive, extravagant: amor, V.: cultūs, in dress, H.

—Vile, poor, worthless: solacium: fortunae reliquiae.

—As an exclamation: miserum! alas! V.