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wretched
/ˈɹɛtʃɪd/
adjective
Very miserable; feeling deep affliction or distress.
"I felt wretched after my wife died."
Worthless; paltry; very poor or mean; miserable.
"The street was full of wretched beggars dressed in rags."
Hatefully contemptible; despicable; wicked.
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