wretched
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5.7
- adjective
- /ˈrɛtʃɪd/
:
deplorable
- The hotel room was in a wretched state, with dirty floors and broken furniture.
- wretched condition
- wretched state
- wretched place
So Can you imagine going the the task of setting this wretched thing up?
- So Can you imagine going the the task of setting this wretched thing up?
- I didn't have to hear wretched music or talk to an incompetent robot.
Examples
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This wretched place is stifling me.
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And for ten years the young master has remained in that wretched room.
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Even if I were the last one left in this wretched place, I would remain a lady.
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I am leaving this wretched place tomorrow morning.
Fiction book (1998) -
The "case" before the "court" may be found here, and makes wretched reading.
Blog text (3) -
Most of the buildings were pretty wretched;
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Now, take one last look with that lonely eye, one last look at this wretched place you call home.
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In this wretched laboratory, no less.
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Despite the wretched poverty of his imagination, I always had a soft spot for the boy.
Fiction book (2002) -
The house was too full of ghosts, and I could find nothing attractive in that wretched city.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
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1.0
Very bad or unpleasant and often serious
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4.1
Very bad or mean and not liked by people
176
7.5
Very bad or of low quality
160
1.0
Very bad and unpleasant to experience
56
6.7
Low quality and unpleasant
54
3.9
So bad or weak that people feel angry and look down on it
50
2.8
A very small amount or poor quality
38
6.8
Very bad and unacceptable, deserving strong criticism
19
7.0
Being very bad and of low quality
4
9.5
Very bad and unpleasant, causing strong dislike
4
8.2
Very bad and unpleasant, of poor quality
4
6.0
Dirty and not good quality
4
5.5
Very bad in quality or condition
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8.4
Looks dirty and unpleasant, often like a shabby room or shop
1
8.4
Very bad and disappointing to experience
1
4.3
A very bad or shocking thing, often a poor story
1
9.4
Containing a lot of useless or low-value material
Of very poor quality and not good
Antonyms
How Bad
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Wretched comes from the old word wretch, which meant 'an unlucky, miserable person' and was often used for things left in a very bad state. So a 'wretched' thing is in extremely poor or unpleasant condition.