miserable vs hapless

miserable and hapless both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
miserable	No	Yes	No	No
hapless	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, miserable and hapless are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of miserable include misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched.

miserable (adjective)	hapless (adjective)
of the most contemptible kind	deserving or inciting pity
of very poor quality or condition
contemptibly small in amount
characterized by physical misery
deserving or inciting pity
very unhappy; full of misery