Standard Lemma guide

wretchedly

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈɹɛt͡ʃədli/
  • /ˈɹɛt͡ʃɪdli/
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  • CMU ARPABET: R EH1 CH IH0 D L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In a wretched manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in a wretched manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • `I can't remember who I am,' I said, wretchedly

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English wrecchedly; equivalent to wretched + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Esperanto: mizere — in a wretched manner
  • Finnish: kurjasti — in a wretched manner
  • Finnish: surkeasti — in a wretched manner
  • Russian: горько (gorʹko) — in a wretched manner
  • Russian: убого (ubogo) — in a wretched manner