Meaning of 途方もなくみすばらしい小屋


> その岩のてっぺんに、 **途方もなくみすばらしい小屋** がちょこんと乗っている  
>  A preposterous, splendid shed is perched on top of that rock. (my literal
> TL)  
>  Perched on top of the rock was the most miserable little shack you could
> imagine. (original text)

My first confusion is the み in 途方もなくみ. I thought that adding み to an adjective
turned it into a noun. Why would I want a noun in this position? If 途方もない is
modifying すばらしい then why not just keep the く ending? If it's modifying 小屋 then
why not just keep the い ending?

My second confusion is with すばらしい. I thought this was a positive sounding word
(splendid, wonderful etc). It doesn't seem to have any place in this
description of misery.




You've segmented the words wrongly — it is (途方もなく)(みすぼらしい)(小屋). Adding み to
the _stem_ of an adjective forms an abstract noun, but that's not what's
happening here.

And it's worth confirming but is it not
[みすぼらしい](https://kotobank.jp/word/%E3%81%BF%E3%81%99%E3%81%BC%E3%82%89%E3%81%97%E3%81%84-638121#:%7E:text=%E3%80%98%E5%BD%A2%E5%8F%A3%E3%80%99%20%E3%81%BF%E3%81%99%E3%81%BC%E3%82%89%20%E3%81%97,%E8%B2%A7%E3%81%97%E3%81%92%E3%81%A7%E3%81%82%E3%82%8B%E3%80%82)?
The meaning "shabby" would fit in perfectly.




You've segmented the words wrongly — it is (途方もなく)(みすぼらしい)(小屋). Adding み to
the _stem_ of an adjective forms an abstract noun, but that's not what's
happening here.

And it's worth confirming but is it not
[みすぼらしい](https://kotobank.jp/word/%E3%81%BF%E3%81%99%E3%81%BC%E3%82%89%E3%81%97%E3%81%84-638121#:%7E:text=%E3%80%98%E5%BD%A2%E5%8F%A3%E3%80%99%20%E3%81%BF%E3%81%99%E3%81%BC%E3%82%89%20%E3%81%97,%E8%B2%A7%E3%81%97%E3%81%92%E3%81%A7%E3%81%82%E3%82%8B%E3%80%82)?
The meaning "shabby" would fit in perfectly.

