wretched
— Adjective
– English
~ morally reprehensible; "would do something as despicable as murder"; "ugly crimes"; "the vile development of slavery appalled them"; "a slimy little liar"
wretched
— Adjective
– English
~ characterized by physical misery; "a wet miserable weekend"; "spent a wretched night on the floor"
wretched
— Adjective
– English
~ very unhappy; full of misery; "he felt depressed and miserable"; "a message of hope for suffering humanity"; "wretched prisoners huddled in stinking cages"
wretchedly
— Adverb
– English
~ in a wretched manner; "`I can't remember who I am,' I said, wretchedly"
wretchedness
— Noun
– English
~ a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune; "the misery and wretchedness of those slums is intolerable"
wretchedness
— Noun
– English
~ the character of being uncomfortable and unpleasant; "the wretchedness for which these prisons became known"; "the grey wretchedness of the rain"
wretchedness
— Noun
– English
~ the quality of being poor and inferior and sorry; "he has compiled a record second to none in its wretchedness"
wrick
— Noun
– English
~ a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British)
wrick
— Verb
– English
~ twist suddenly so as to sprain; "wrench one's ankle"; "The wrestler twisted his shoulder"; "the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell"; "I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days"
wriggle
— Verb
– English
~ to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"