EGAVE

wretched

About 4.12 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adjective Characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable.
    I felt wretched after my wife died.
  2. adjective Of an inferior or unworthy nature or social status; contemptible, lowly.
    The street was full of wretched beggars dressed in rags.
  3. adjective Of an insignificant, mean, or poor nature; miserable, paltry, worthless.
    I just lack the fine motor skill. Same reason I'm a grown man who doesn't know how to use a screwdriver without looking like a retard. Oh, I'm wretched.
  4. adjective Of a person, etc.: behaving in a manner causing contempt; base, despicable, wicked.
  5. adjective Of weather: causing much discomfort; very unpleasant; miserable.
  6. adjective Used to express annoyance towards or dislike of someone or something: bloody, damned.
    Will you please stop playing that wretched trombone!

Similar words

miserable pitiable pitiful woeful pathetic deplorable piteous execrable sad misfortunate

Often followed by

and man of condition state little life people woman

Word family

wretcheder wretchedest wretchedly wretchedness wretchednesses

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