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Another word for wretched

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wretched

modif.

Afflicted
distressed, woeful, sorrowful; see miserable 1, sad 1.
Poor in quality
weak, faulty, cheap, inferior; see flimsy 1, poor 2.

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Another word for wretched

adjective

So objectionable as to elicit despisal or deserve condemnation:
abhorrent, abominable, antipathetic, contemptible, despicable, despisable, detestable, disgusting, filthy, foul, infamous, loathsome, lousy, low, mean², nasty, nefarious, obnoxious, odious, repugnant, rotten, shabby, vile. See good
Suffering from usually prolonged anguish:
miserable, woebegone, woeful. See happy
Having a painful ailment:
afflicted, miserable, suffering. See happy

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Atar is inhabited by Arab and Berber tribes, and is described as a wretched spot.
The wretched captives were then chained and left in the court.
The condition of slaves at Athens was not in general a wretched one.
He returned to a wretched kingdom, torn with civil war.
It proved a wretched exchange.

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