- very unfortunate in condition or circumstances; 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.
- in poor or pitiful circumstances
- characterized by or causing misery
- despicable; base
- poor, inferior, or paltry
- (intensifier qualifying something undesirable)