87 entries under wretched topic. ×

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heartbreaking(adjective, mean, moving, poor, low)
6
cheerless(adjective, mean, low, sad, pain)
6
unbearable(adjective, awful, terrible, painful)
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comfortless(mean, low, pain, pitiful)
5
heart-rending(adjective, awful, terrible, miserable, shocking)
5
joyless(adjective, mean, low, sad, pain)
5
moving(adjective, mean, low, sad, miserable)
5
touching(adjective, mean, moving, low, sad)
4
affecting(mean, moving, low, sad, pain)
4
heartrending(adjective, mean, moving, low, sad)
4
intolerable(adjective, tough, severe, harsh, awful)
4
lugubrious(adjective, sad, unhappy, miserable, painful)
4
rueful(adjective, mean, low, sad, pain)
4
woebegone(adjective, sad, unhappy, miserable)
3
despicable(adjective, mean, poor, low, miserable)
3
forlorn(adjective, poor, sad, unhappy, miserable)
3
poor(adjective, mean, bad, low, miserable)
3
shameful(adjective, bad, awkward, wicked)
3
tender(adjective, moving, sad, miserable, raw)
3
vile(adjective, mean, poor, low, miserable)
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