wretchedly

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.

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[Middle English wrecched, from wrecche, wretch; see wretch.]

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wretched·ly adv.

wretched·ness n.

Thesaurus

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 alone → se sentía terriblemente sola
his marriage was wretchedly unhappy → era muy infeliz en su matrimonio
to be wretchedly unlucky → tener malísima suerte
to be wretchedly poor → vivir en la miseria más absoluta

2. (= miserably) "I made it all up," she said wretchedly → -me lo inventé todo -dijo desconsolada
they treated her wretchedly → la 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, look → kläglich

(inf: = extremely) → verflixt (inf), → verdammt (inf)

wretchedly [ˈrɛtʃɪdlɪ] adv (live) → miseramente; (say, weep) → tristemente; (pay) → male; (treat, behave, perform) → in modo atroce