wretched
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characterized by physical misery "a wet miserable weekend","spent a wretched night on the floor" -
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deserving or inciting pity "a hapless victim","miserable victims of war","the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy","piteous appeals for help","pitiable homeless children","a pitiful fate","Oh, you poor thing","his poor distorted limbs","a wretched life" -
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morally reprehensible "would do something as despicable as murder","ugly crimes","the vile development of slavery appalled them","a slimy little liar" -
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very unhappy; full of misery "he felt depressed and miserable","a message of hope for suffering humanity","wretched prisoners huddled in stinking cages" -
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of very poor quality or condition "deplorable housing conditions in the inner city","woeful treatment of the accused","woeful errors of judgment"
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Hatefully contemptible; despicable; wicked. "Wretched ungratefulness.", "Nero reigned after this Claudius, of all men wretchedest , ready to all manner [of] vices." -
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Worthless; paltry; very poor or mean; miserable; as, a wretched poem; a wretched cabin.
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wretched
Suffering from or affected by extreme misery or distress; deeply afflicted; miserable; unhappy. -
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Characterized by or causing misery or unhappiness; very afflicting, annoying, or uncomfortable; distressingly bad in condition or relation: as, the wretched condition of a prison; wretched weather; a wretched prospect. -
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Of miserable character or quality; despicable; contemptible; reprehensible; strongly objectionable: used of persons or things: as, a wretched blunderer or quibbler; a wretched quibble; wretched stuff. -
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Worthless; paltry; very poor, mean, inefficient, unsatisfactory, unskilful, or the like: as, a wretched poem; a wretched cabin; a wretched defense or piece of work. -
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=Syn.1. Forlorn, woebegone. -
wretched
Vile, sorry, shabby, pitiful.
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(adj)
Wretched
very miserable: distressingly bad: despicable: worthless
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary A.S. wrecca, an outcast—wræc, pa.t. of wrecan, to drive.
The opening sentence, in a word, was wretched. blog.oregonlive.com
In This Wretched Economy, Magazine Conferences Are Like Group Therapy . foliomag.com
72 Hours of Wretched Excess. eek.com
You will never find a more wretched hive of fun and nerdery. blog.seattlepi.com
H-E-B expanding downtown, Fear of Southtown loafing (times infinity), ICMA nods at SA, Casa Maldonado not so wretched . sacurrent.com
Hot, nasty, wretched weather this week in D.C. From the ABC 7 Weather team. jla.com
Rech was pretty wretched . bez.org
The Wretched of the Earth. time.com
The Summer Of Wretched Excess. businessweek.com
The Sixers were a wretched 9-73 in 1973, which earned them the very first pick in the NBA draft. philly.com
Stalinism was one of history's most wretched political and economic systems, a nightmarish machine that murdered millions (if not tens of millions) of innocents in cold blood. forbes.com
TRENTON — The president of the state Board of Public Utilities today gave New Jersey power companies an 'F' for a wretched job in communicating with the public during and after Hurricane Sandy. nj.com
That saved a wretch like me. richmondregister.com
Black Veil Brides' upcoming album, 'Wretched and Divine : The Story of the Wild Ones,' looks like it's going to be an epic release. banana1015.com
UConn and South Florida are determined to not let a wretched October get the best of them. shorepublishing.com
Intel’s Paragon OS is well known for its tendency to lock up the entire machine because of minor problems on one node, as well as its wretched performance on large systems.
Cluster Computing White Paper
The wretch uppermost is the coachman. "In Clive's Command" by
You seem determined to make me wretched to-night. "Mark Hurdlestone" by
It is lamentable to see so fine a country in so wretched a state. "A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II" by
Then a man got up to tackle me, not a native, but some wretched London agitator. "The Half-Hearted" by
It was barely dawn, and a wretched little orchestra was grouped at the edge of the tiny station. "The Luck of Thirteen" by
Go, you horrid wretch!... "The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume II (of 8)" by
These wretches rushed into the streets with a ferocious joy. "History of the Expedition to Russia" by
Wretched as we are, powerless as we are, they will not aid us; we shall die alone. "Pascal's Pensées" by
An ineffable misery fell upon me and upon my wretched husband. "Phineas Redux" by
Thou dog, thou wretched rascal! "The Poor Plutocrats" by
She comes too late to save!
And only now can share thy doom,
And share thy peaceful grave!"
Went shouting far and wide;
But there was neither sound nor sight
To serve them for a guide.
All his heart within him burned,
And his soul with deep compassion
For that wretched people yearned.
With peaceful news from heav'n!
Hosannah's of the highest strain
To Christ the Lord be giv'n!
Full many a wretch contain,
Who feels the cares of pomp and state,
But seeks their joys in vain:
Beside his dying friend,
The hapless wretch who made the blood
Sad from his side descend!