Wretchedness
very unfortunate in condition or circ-mstances; miserable; pitiable.
characterized by or attended with misery and sorrow.
despicable, contemptible, or mean:
a wretched miser.
poor, sorry, or pitiful; worthless:
a wretched job of sewing.
contemporary examples
american nightmare: ralph ellison’s ‘invisible man’ at 60 nathaniel rich june 27, 2012
susiya: a human rights calamity kathleen peratis august 8, 2012
dead cool: ian dury simon doonan april 22, 2010
local truces are syria’s sad little pieces of peace joshua hersh november 17, 2014
historical examples
familiar letters of john adams and his wife abigail adams during the revolution john adams
k mary roberts rinehart
flora lyndsay susan moodie
in the valley harold frederic
crying for the light, vol. 2 [of 3] j. ewing ritchie
the three cities trilogy, complete emile zola
adjective
in poor or pitiful circ-mstances
characterized by or causing misery
despicable; base
poor, inferior, or paltry
(prenominal) (intensifier qualifying something undesirable): a wretched nuisance
adj.
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