Both Uses
wretched
in
Learning to Read and Write, by Douglas
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- It had given me a view of my wretched condition, without the remedy.†
*wretched = miserable or very bad
- It was ever present to torment me with a sense of my wretched condition.†
Definitions:
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(1)
(wretched) very badin various senses, including:
- unfortunate or miserable -- as in "wretched prisoners sleeping on the cold floor"
- of poor quality -- as in "wretched roads"
- morally bad -- as in "The wretched woman stole his wallet."
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)