"wretchedly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more wretchedly [comparative], most wretchedly [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English wrecchedly; equivalent to wretched + -ly. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|wrecchedly}} Middle English wrecchedly, {{suffix|en|wretched|ly}} wretched + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} wretchedly (comparative more wretchedly, superlative most wretchedly)
  1. In a wretched manner. Translations (in a wretched manner): mizere (Esperanto), kurjasti (Finnish), surkeasti (Finnish)
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