wretchedly

adverb

Definition of wretchedlynext
1
as in poorly
in an unsatisfactory way the whole hockey team played wretchedly that night

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2
as in bitterly
with feelings of bitterness or grief we're wretchedly disappointed in you for behaving so irresponsibly

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Recent Examples of wretchedly The Eastern Europeans—Yiddish Jews, Kimmel calls them—were poor, wretchedly so. — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wretchedly
  1. poorly
  2. bitterly
  3. bad
  4. sorrowfully
  5. badly
  6. sadly
  7. painfully
  8. mournfully
Adverb
  • Webb, though, was in no mood to celebrate the win on a day where the Giants (48-65) sold because of how poorly their season has gone.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Curcumin is poorly absorbed on its own, but piperine, a compound in black pepper, increases how much curcumin your body takes in.
    — Sarah Anzlovar, Verywell Health, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of poorly
Adverb
  • Congressional Republicans are headed into the home stretch ahead of a crucial midterm election year bitterly divided over their competing legislative priorities.
    — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
  • There were riots, protests and a bitterly divisive war in Vietnam that looked intractable.
    — Steven Johnson, Washington Post, 14 July 2026
Definition of bitterly
Adverb
  • Another would be to coat your thumbs with a bad-tasting substance.
    — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 30 July 2026
  • Of course, Hole himself isn’t averse to breaking bad, either.
    — Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 23 Mar. 2026
Definition of bad
Adverb
  • Tarun would tease her, and my mother would look sorrowfully toward Kavitha, as if the two of them now shared some womanly burden.
    — Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025
Definition of sorrowfully
Adverb
  • But, positioned 11th in the GC before the mountains, Włodarczyk is not riding badly and could yet pull out some great performances.
    — Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The whole thing reminded me so much of Willow, when Kael’s forces arrive at Tir Asleen and Madmartigan tries to act tough and intimidating despite being badly outnumbered.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of badly
Adverb
  • Now the area was ablaze; Aragüés found out not long ago that, sadly, the memorial had burned.
    — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Despite the heavy hitters attached, momentum has since stalled on the sci-fi project and it's sadly been shelved for the immediate future.
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of sadly
Adverb
  • In applications like video calls, Xittel and Starlink’s round-trip signal delays became painfully obvious.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2026
  • Besides the hike in energy use and cost, being home more often has led to more people becoming painfully aware of how poorly their systems run.
    — Alora Bopray, USA Today, 30 July 2026
Definition of painfully
Adverb
  • Mayfield watched mournfully in his kitchen while the rest of the family sat in the living room with the big screen next to a Christmas tree.
    — John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026
  • So is the moment early in the film when Mary mournfully looks on as her long-ago home faces demolition to make room for a big, featureless residential complex.
    — Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2026
Definition of mournfully

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