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wretchedly

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wretch·ed  (rchd)
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.]

wretched·ly adv.
wretched·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.wretchedly - in a wretched manner; "`I can't remember who I am,' I said, wretchedly"
Translations
wretchedly [ˈretʃɪdlɪ] ADV
1. (as intensifier) → terriblemente
she felt wretchedly alonese sentía terriblemente sola
his marriage was wretchedly unhappyera muy infeliz en su matrimonio
to be wretchedly unluckytener malísima suerte
to be wretchedly poorvivir en la miseria más absoluta
2. (= miserably) "I made it all up," she said wretchedly-me lo inventé todo -dijo desconsolada
they treated her wretchedlyla trataron de modo infame
3. (o.f.) (= very badly) [play, sing etc] → pésimamente, fatal
wretchedly [ˈrɛtʃɪdli] adv
[poor, overcrowded, inadequate] → terriblement
[unhappy] → terriblement
[say] → misérablement
wretchedly
adv
(= in misery)erbärmlich; weep, apologize, lookkläglich
(inf: = extremely) → verflixt (inf), → verdammt (inf)
wretchedly [ˈrɛtʃɪdlɪ] adv (live) → miseramente; (say, weep) → tristemente; (pay) → male; (treat, behave, perform) → in modo atroce
wretchedly [ˈrɛtʃɪdlɪ] adv (live) → miseramente; (say, weep) → tristemente; (pay) → male; (treat, behave, perform) → in modo atroce


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Ross Browne are pretty correct in contour; but they are wretchedly engraved.
Her letter announced that she was "getting on wretchedly with her studies (which she hated); she found the masters appointed to instruct her ugly and disagreeable (and loathed the sight of them); she had taken a dislike to Miss Ladd
I felt wretchedly old, and worn out, and unfit for my place--and began to wonder, for the first time in my life, when it would please God to take me.
 
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