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wretched

[ rech-id ]

adjective

wretcheder, wretchedest.
  1. very unfortunate in condition or circumstances; miserable; pitiable.

    Synonyms: , , , , ,

  2. characterized by or attended with misery and sorrow.
  3. despicable, contemptible, or mean:

    a wretched miser.

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  4. poor, sorry, or pitiful; worthless:

    a wretched job of sewing.



wretched

/ ˈ°ùÉ›³Ùʃɪ»å /

adjective

  1. in poor or pitiful circumstances
  2. characterized by or causing misery
  3. despicable; base
  4. poor, inferior, or paltry
  5. prenominal (intensifier qualifying something undesirable)

    a wretched nuisance

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ·É°ù±ð³Ù³¦³ó±ð»å±ô²â, adverb
  • ˈ·É°ù±ð³Ù³¦³ó±ð»å²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ·É°ù±ð³Ù³¦³óĻå·±ô²â adverb
  • ·É°ù±ð³Ù³¦³óĻå·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
  • ³Ü²Ô··É°ù±ð³Ù³¦³óĻå adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of wretched1

First recorded in 1150–1200, wretched is from the Middle English word wrecchede. See wretch, -ed 3
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Synonym Study

Wretched, miserable, sorry refer to that which is unhappy, afflicted, or distressed. Wretched refers to a condition of extreme affliction or distress, especially as outwardly apparent: wretched hovels. Miserable refers more to the inward feeling of unhappiness or distress: a miserable life. Sorry applies to distressed, often poverty-stricken outward circumstances; but it has connotations of unworthiness, incongruousness, or the like, so that the beholder feels more contempt than pity: in a sorry plight.
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After the Phillies’ weekend series the Dodgers play three games against the wretched Nationals and three against the Chicago Cubs, who they’ve already beaten twice in two attempts.

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What a wretched group of seniors you must be ... for shoveling out this bull—.

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Scotland had been as wretched as Greece had been classy.

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The death knell was the wretched failure of Christian nationalism as a governing style.

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Gatland says he has "no regrets" about returning to the job, but admits to beginning to lose belief after a wretched run of form.

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