Definition of wretched

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  • wretched is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 17
  • wretched is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 17
  • wretched is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 17

Definition of wretched

  • of very poor quality or condition (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. deplorable
    2. execrable
    3. miserable
    4. woeful
  • characterized by physical misery (adjective)

    Examples

    1. spent a wretched night on the floor

    Synonyms

    1. miserable
  • morally reprehensible (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. despicable
    2. slimy
    3. ugly
    4. unworthy
    5. vile
    6. worthless
  • deserving or inciting pity (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a wretched life

    Synonyms

    1. hapless
    2. miserable
    3. misfortunate
    4. pathetic
    5. piteous
    6. pitiable
    7. pitiful
    8. poor
  • very unhappy; full of misery (adjective)

    Examples

    1. wretched prisoners huddled in stinking cages

    Synonyms

    1. miserable
    2. suffering

See definition of wretched in Merriam Webster