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wretched (-id)
adjective
- deeply distressed or unhappy; miserable; unfortunate
- characterized by or causing distress or misery; dismal wretched slums
- poor in quality; very inferior a wretched meal
- contemptible; despicable
Etymology: ME wrecched < wrecche < OE wræcc, wretched < wrecan: see wretch
Related Forms:
- wretchedly wretch′·edly adverb
- wretchedness wretch′·ed·ness noun
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