wretched
adjectivemasculine/ˈmi.zɛ.ɾu/medium
mí·se·ro
Definition
Living in or characterized by great poverty and suffering; wretched. By extension, very small or insignificant.
They were living in wretched poverty.
He was paid a wretched sum for months of hard work.
Common collocations
miserable lifemiserable conditionsmiserable wage
Etymology
Do latim 'miser, -a, -um'.