adj. (wretcheder, wretchedest)
1. unhappy or miserable.
2 of bad quality or no merit; contemptible.
3 unsatisfactory or displeasing.
Phrases and idioms:
feel wretched
1. be unwell.
2 be much embarrassed.
Derivatives:
wretchedly adv. wretchedness n.
Etymology: ME, irreg. f. WRETCH + -ED(1): cf. WICKED