wretch·ed 
/ˈrɛtʃəd/ adjective
/ˈrɛtʃəd/ adjective [more wretched; most wretched] 1 : very unhappy, ill, etc.
▪ The slums were filled with poor, wretched children. ▪ I don't know what's wrong with her, but she looks wretched. 2 : very bad or unpleasant
▪ families living in wretched poverty ▪ the wretched conditions of the refugee camp ▪ How did we get into this wretched state of affairs? ▪ wretched behavior 3 : very poor in quality or ability
▪ What a wretched performance that was. ▪ That movie was positively wretched.
▪ The slums were filled with poor, wretched children. ▪ I don't know what's wrong with her, but she looks wretched.
▪ families living in wretched poverty ▪ the wretched conditions of the refugee camp ▪ How did we get into this wretched state of affairs? ▪ wretched behavior
▪ What a wretched performance that was. ▪ That movie was positively wretched.
— wretch·ed·ly adverb
▪ Her family was wretchedly poor. ▪ It's outrageous that they treated you so wretchedly.
▪ Her family was wretchedly poor. ▪ It's outrageous that they treated you so wretchedly.
— wretch·ed·ness noun [noncount]
