wretched, adj.
freq. cnt. 4
freq. cnt. 4
characterized by physical misery
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
miserable wretched
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"a wet miserable weekend""spent a wretched night on the floor"
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of very poor quality or condition
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
deplorable execrable miserable woeful wretched
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"deplorable housing conditions in the inner city""woeful treatment of the accused"
"woeful errors of judgment"
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deserving or inciting pity
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 24 freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
hapless miserable misfortunate pathetic piteous pitiable pitiful poor wretched
sample sentences
"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
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
despicable slimy ugly unworthy vile worthless wretched
sample sentences
"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
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1
miserable suffering wretched
sample sentences
"he felt depressed and miserable""a message of hope for suffering humanity"
"wretched prisoners huddled in stinking cages"
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