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   wretch·ed

   /ˈreCHəd/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person) in a very unhappy or unfortunate state: "I felt so wretched because I thought I might never see you again" Similar miserableunhappysadbroken-heartedheartbrokengrief-strickengrievingsorrowfulsorrowingmourninganguisheddistresseddesolatedevastateddespairinginconsolabledisconsolatedowncastdowndownhearteddejectedcrestfallencheerlessdepressedmelancholymorosegloomyglummournfuldolefuldismalforlornwoefulwoebegoneabjectlow-spiritedlong-facedinformal:bluedown in the mouthdown in the dumpschokedcut upguttedliterary:dolorousarchaic:chapfallenunfortunateunluckylucklessdown on one's luckill-starredstar-crosseddamnedblightedhaplesspoorpitiabledistresseddowntroddenoppressedpowerlesshelplessOpposite cheerfulfortunate
   • ▪ of poor quality; very bad: "the wretched conditions of the slums" Similar harshhardgrimstarkdifficultpoorpoverty-strickenrun downdown at heelimpoverishedpitifulpiteouspathetictragicmiserablebleakcheerlesshopelesssorrysordidshabbyseedydilapidatedshoddygodforsakeninformal:scummycrummygrottyterribleawfuldiredreadfulatrociousunspeakabledismalbadpoorlamentabledeplorableunsatisfactorysubstandardlow-qualityinferiorinformal:yuckygodawfulbeastlypantsa load of pantsOpposite comfortableluxuriousexcellent
   • ▪ used to express anger or annoyance: "she disliked the wretched man intensely" Similar despicablecontemptiblebeyond contemptreprehensiblebaselowvilemeanscurvyabominableloathsomehatefuldetestableodiousdisreputabledepraveddebasedinfamousvillainousignobleshamefulshabbyworthlessinformal:dirtyfilthydirty rottenrottenlowdownno-goodlousybeastlyinformal:damndamnedblastedblessedflamingpreciousconfoundedrottenflippingblinkingbloomingblimmingbloodybleedingeffingnaffingchuffinggoddamplurryinformal, dated:ballyruddydeucedvulgar slang:fuckingfriggingsoddingfeckingOpposite worthyadmirable

   Word Origin Middle English: formed irregularly from wretch + -ed1.

   Derivatives

   • 1. wretchedly adverb
   • 2. wretchedness noun

   Scrabble Points: 17

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   1. : deeply afflicted, dejected, or distressed in body or mind. 2. : extremely or deplorably bad or distressing. was in wretched health. a wretched accident. 3. a. : being or appearing mean, miserable, or contemptible. dressed in wretched old clothes. b. : very poor in quality or ability : inferior. wretched workmanship. wretchedly adverb.

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