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wretch·ed (r ch d)adj. wretch·ed·er, wretch·ed·est 1. In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable: "the wretched prisoners huddling in the stinking cages" George Orwell. 2. Characterized by or attended with misery or woe: a wretched life. 3. Of a poor or mean character; dismal: a wretched building. 4. Contemptible; despicable: wretched treatment of the patients. 5. Of very inferior quality: wretched prose.
[Middle English wrecched, from wrecche, wretch; see wretch.]
wretch ed·ly adv. wretch ed·ness n. |
wretched [retch-id] Adjective 1. in poor or pitiful circumstances: a vast wretched slum 2. feeling very unhappy 3. of poor quality: the wretched state of the cabbages 4. Informal undesirable or displeasing: what a wretched muddle wretchedly adv wretchedness n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Adj. | 1. | wretched - of very poor quality or condition; "deplorable housing conditions in the inner city"; "woeful treatment of the accused"; "woeful errors of judgment" | | 2. | wretched - characterized by physical misery; "a wet miserable weekend"; "spent a wretched night on the floor"uncomfortable - providing or experiencing physical discomfort; "an uncomfortable chair"; "an uncomfortable day in the hot sun" | | 3. | wretched - very unhappy; full of misery; "he felt depressed and miserable"; "a message of hope for suffering humanity"; "wretched prisoners huddled in stinking cages"unhappy - experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent; "unhappy over her departure"; "unhappy with her raise"; "after the argument they lapsed into an unhappy silence"; "had an unhappy time at school"; "the unhappy (or sad) news"; "he looks so sad" | | 4. | wretched - morally reprehensible; "would do something as despicable as murder"; "ugly crimes"; "the vile development of slavery appalled them"; "a slimy little liar"evil - morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds" | | 5. | wretched - deserving or inciting pity; "a hapless victim"; "miserable victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy; "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful fate"; "Oh, you poor thing"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "a wretched life"unfortunate - not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune; "an unfortunate turn of events"; "an unfortunate decision"; "unfortunate investments"; "an unfortunate night for all concerned" |
wretched adjective 3. shameful, mean, low, base, shabby, vile, low-down ( informal) paltry, despicable, contemptible, scurvy, crappy ( slang) poxy ( slang) << OPPOSITE admirable
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