wretched
- wretched
- [[t]re̱tʃɪd[/t]]
1) ADJ-GRADED You describe someone as wretched when you feel sorry for them because they are in an unpleasant situation or have suffered unpleasant experiences. [FORMAL]
You have built up a huge property empire by buying from wretched people who had to sell or starve.
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wretchedly ADV ADV adj/-ed, ADV after v The country's 37 million people are wretchedly poor.
...prisoners living in wretchedly overcrowded conditions.
wretchedness N-UNCOUNT He does deserve some good luck after so much wretchedness.
2) ADJ-GRADED Someone who feels wretched feels very unhappy. [FORMAL]
I feel really confused and wretched...
The wretched look on the little girl's face made him sorry.
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wretchedly ADV-GRADED ADV adj, ADV after v His marriage was wretchedly unhappy...
`I made it all up,' she said wretchedly.
wretchedness N-UNCOUNT ...their shared wretchedness at Werner's death.
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ADJ-GRADED (emphasis) If you describe something as
wretched, you are emphasizing that it is very bad or of very poor quality. [FORMAL]
What a wretched excuse...
The pay has always been wretched.
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4) ADJ: ADJ n (feelings) You use wretched to describe someone or something that you dislike or feel angry with. [INFORMAL]
Wretched woman, he thought, why the hell can't she wait?...
Theft is something that really disgusts me. It makes me feel hateful towards this whole wretched island.
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Wretched — Wretch ed, a. 1. Very miserable; sunk in, or accompanied by, deep affliction or distress, as from want, anxiety, or grief; calamitous; woeful; very afflicting. To what wretched state reserved! Milton. [1913 Webster] O cruel! Death! to those you… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wretched — [rechid] adj. [ME wrecched < wrecche < OE wræcc, wretched < wrecan: see WRETCH] 1. deeply distressed or unhappy; miserable; unfortunate 2. characterized by or causing distress or misery; dismal [wretched slums] 3. poor in quality; very… … English World dictionary
Wretched — was a hardcore punk band from Milan, Italy. Along with other bands such as Indigesti, they formed the basis of the hardcore scene in Italy during the 1980s. Their music was usually fast paced with violent and dark lyrics.DiscographyEPs*… … Wikipedia
wretched — ► ADJECTIVE (wretcheder, wretchedest) 1) in a very unhappy or unfortunate state; miserable. 2) of poor quality; very bad. 3) used to express anger or annoyance: she disliked the wretched man intensely. DERIVATIVES wretchedly adverb wretchedness … English terms dictionary
wretched — index deplorable, derelict (abandoned), disconsolate, heinous, lamentable, lugubrious, obnoxious, paltr … Law dictionary
wretched — (adj.) c.1200, wrecched, an irregular formation from wrecche wretch (see WRETCH (Cf. wretch)). Cf. also WICKED (Cf. wicked) … Etymology dictionary
wretched — [adj] terrible, very bad abject, afflicted, base, bummed, calamitous, cheap, contemptible, dejected, deplorable, depressed, despicable, disconsolate, distressed, dolorous, down, down and out*, downcast, faulty, flimsy, forlorn, gloomy, hapless,… … New thesaurus
wretched — adjective 1) I felt so wretched without you Syn: miserable, unhappy, sad, heartbroken, grief stricken, sorrowful, sorry for oneself, distressed, desolate, devastated, despairing, disconsolate, downcast, dejected, crestfallen, cheerless … Thesaurus of popular words
wretched — wretch|ed [ˈretʃıd] adj [Date: 1100 1200; Origin: wretch] 1.) someone who is wretched is very unhappy or ill, and you feel sorry for them ▪ the poor, wretched girl 2.) if you feel wretched, you feel guilty and unhappy because of something bad… … Dictionary of contemporary English
wretched — wretchedly, adv. wretchedness, n. /rech id/, adj., wretcheder, wretchedest. 1. very unfortunate in condition or circumstances; miserable; pitiable. 2. characterized by or attended with misery and sorrow. 3. despicable, contemptible, or mean: a… … Universalium
