wretchedly C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈɹɛt͡ʃədli/ See IPA manual Freq #85295 Meanings 1 adv in a wretched manner I lived wretchedly until I got a dog. Thesaurus Synonyms sorrowfullylousilymiserablyrottenlyunhappily ↔ Opposites blessedlygloriously Word family Related forms slightly Etymology From Middle English wrecchedly; equivalent to wretched + -ly. wrecchedly Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # wretchedly **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˈɹɛt͡ʃədli/ **Frequency rank:** 85295 ## Meanings 1. in a wretched manner ## Examples - I lived wretchedly until I got a dog. ## Synonyms - sorrowfully - lousily - miserably - rottenly - unhappily ## Antonyms - blessedly - gloriously ## Related Forms - slightly ## Roots and Affixes - Root: wrecchedly ## Etymology From Middle English wrecchedly; equivalent to wretched + -ly. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown