wretched adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage . . . Definition of wretched adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [not usually before noun] (of a person) feeling ill or unhappy You look wretched—what's wrong? I felt wretched about the way things had turned out She looked thoroughly wretched
Wretched - definition of wretched by The Free Dictionary In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable: "the wretched prisoners huddling in the stinking cages" (George Orwell) 2 Characterized by or attended with misery or woe: a wretched life 3 Of a poor or mean character; dismal: a wretched building 4 Contemptible; despicable: wretched treatment of the patients 5
wretched - WordReference. com Dictionary of English Wretched refers to a condition of extreme affliction or distress, esp as outwardly apparent: wretched hovels Miserable refers more to the inward feeling of unhappiness or distress: a miserable life
wretched - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Of an inferior or unworthy nature or social status; contemptible, lowly quotations The street was full of wretched beggars dressed in rags