miserably

1. 1.

   in a miserable manner

   “I bit my lip miserably and nodded”

Questions about miserably

What does miserably mean?

miserably means "in a miserable manner".

How many syllables are in miserably?

miserably has 4 syllables: mis-e-ra-bly. The stress falls on "mis". In IPA it is /ˈmɪzɚəbli/.

Is miserably a common word?

miserably is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.