wretch ‧ ed /ˈretʃəd, ˈretʃɪd/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Date: 1100-1200 ; Origin: wretch ]
1 . someone who is wretched is very unhappy or ill, and you feel sorry for them:
the poor, wretched girl
2 . if you feel wretched, you feel guilty and unhappy because of something bad that you have done:
Guy felt wretched about it now.
3 . [only before noun] making you feel annoyed or angry:
Where is that wretched boy?
4 . literary extremely bad or unpleasant SYN miserable :
I was shocked to see their wretched living conditions.
—wretchedly adverb
—wretchedness noun [uncountable]