Definitions for wretched

wretched wretch·ed

Spelling: [rech-id]
IPA: /ˈrɛtʃ ɪd/

Wretched is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 17 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 176 anagrams from letters in wretched (cdeehrtw).

Definitions for wretched

adjective

  1. very unfortunate in condition or circumstances; miserable; pitiable.
  2. characterized by or attended with misery and sorrow.
  3. despicable, contemptible, or mean:
  4. poor, sorry, or pitiful; worthless:

Origin of wretched

First recorded in 1150-1200, wretched is from the Middle English word wrecchede. See wretch, -ed3

Examples for wretched

This teacher says that the wretched Soviet regime will vanish and life will return to normal.

His mother lay on a wretched bed in the corner, half stupefied with drink.

After a few minutes of this wretched nonsense, Tyrone Lewis sidles up to me and throws a hand on my shoulder.

Prabhakaran had come to personify the movement, and his end, so wretched, became the emblem of Tamil defeat and Sinhalese triumph.

wretched about one son, he was dismayed at the nocturnal visit of the other.

The wretched of the earth rarely make headlines, whether on land or sea.

First on the to-do list, the profiling exercises to help the Western masses understand the nature of the wretched beast.

More than a bare recital of the wretched facts, therefore, is not seemly.

wretched Man, who is shameless enough to admit that he likes it.

No wonder Florence has a hard time of it; but isn't it wretched of me to gossip?

Word Value for wretched
Scrable

17

Words with friends

17

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