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wretched
adjective
Very miserable; feeling deep affliction or distress.
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/ˈɹɛtʃɪd/ /ˈɹɛtʃɪd/
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adjective
Very miserable; feeling deep affliction or distress.
“I felt wretched after my wife died.”
Worthless; paltry; very poor or mean; miserable.
“The street was full of wretched beggars dressed in rags.”
Hatefully contemptible; despicable; wicked.
Used to express dislike of or annoyance towards the mentioned thing.
“Will you please stop playing that wretched trombone!”
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I felt wretched after my wife died.
The street was full of wretched beggars dressed in rags.
Will you please stop playing that wretched trombone!