Wretched

adjective

/ˈɹɛtʃɪd/

Word Frequency: 4.1

Definitions

1.adjectiveVery miserable; feeling deep affliction or distress.

"I felt wretched after my wife died."

2.adjectiveWorthless; paltry; very poor or mean; miserable.

"The street was full of wretched beggars dressed in rags."

3.adjectiveHatefully contemptible; despicable; wicked.

4.adjectiveUsed to express dislike of or annoyance towards the mentioned thing.

"Will you please stop playing that wretched trombone!"

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