wretchedly

/ˈɹɛt͡ʃədli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

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adv

"Tell my page to ask him to walk with you, for you look wretchedly, and to be sure you have been on your knees a long time rubbing that foot, I must say."
"I felt wretchedly old, and worn out, and unfit for my place—and began to wonder, for the first time in my life, when it would please God to take me."

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

more wretchedly (comparative) most wretchedly (superlative)

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How do you pronounce wretchedly?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɛt͡ʃədli/.

What does wretchedly mean?

In a wretched manner.

Where does wretchedly come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

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