wretchedly en · ADV
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Middle English wrecchedly; equivalent to wretched + -ly.
Meanings
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In a wretched manner.
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.
1842, [anonymous collaborator of Letitia Elizabeth Landon], chapter XLII, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 241: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.
1868 January 4 – June 6, [William] Wilkie Collins, “First Period. The Loss of the Diamond (1848). […]”, in The Moonstone. A Romance. […], volume I, London: Tinsley Brothers, […], published 1868, →OCLC, chapter XVI, page 268:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most wretchedly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more wretchedly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Translations (5)
ru убого (in a wretched manner) · fi kurjasti (in a wretched manner) · fi surkeasti (in a wretched manner) · ru горько (in a wretched manner) · eo mizere (in a wretched manner)