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wretched

adjectivemasculinegeneral usecommon/ˈmi.zɛ.ɾu/mí·se·ro

Definition

1

Living in or characterized by great poverty and suffering; wretched. By extension, very small or insignificant.

Usage examples

“They were living in wretched poverty.”
“He was paid a wretched sum for months of hard work.”

Common combinations

miserable lifemiserable conditionsmiserable wage