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wretched
adjective
Of very poor quality or condition
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ˈɹɛtʃɪd
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adjective
Of very poor quality or condition
“Deplorable housing conditions in the inner city”
adjective
Characterized by physical misery
“A wet miserable weekend”
adjective
Very unhappy; full of misery
“He felt depressed and miserable”
adjective
Morally reprehensible
“Would do something as despicable as murder”
adjective
Deserving or inciting pity;- Galsworthy
“A hapless victim”
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Deplorable housing conditions in the inner city
Woeful treatment of the accused
Woeful errors of judgment
A wet miserable weekend
Spent a wretched night on the floor
He felt depressed and miserable
A message of hope for suffering humanity
Wretched prisoners huddled in stinking cages
Would do something as despicable as murder
Ugly crimes
The vile development of slavery appalled them
A slimy little liar
A hapless victim
Miserable victims of war
The shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic
Piteous appeals for help
Pitiable homeless children
A pitiful fate
Oh, you poor thing
His poor distorted limbs
A wretched life
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