Dictionary Check: wretched

"wretched" is a valid word!

Scrabble 17 points
Words with Friends 17 points

Definition

adjective

of very poor quality or condition

Example: "deplorable housing conditions in the inner city"
adjective

characterized by physical misery

Example: "a wet miserable weekend"
Synonyms:
adjective

very unhappy; full of misery

Example: "he felt depressed and miserable"
Synonyms:
adjective

morally reprehensible

Example: "would do something as despicable as murder"
adjective

deserving or inciting pity

Example: "a hapless victim"

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