different between wretched vs indecent
wretched
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English wrecched, equivalent to wretch +? -ed.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???t??d/
Adjective
wretched (comparative wretcheder or more wretched, superlative wretchedest or most wretched)
- Very miserable; feeling deep affliction or distress.
- I felt wretched after my wife died.
- Worthless; paltry; very poor or mean; miserable.
- The street was full of wretched beggars dressed in rags.
- (obsolete) Hatefully contemptible; despicable; wicked.
- (informal) Used to express dislike of or annoyance towards the mentioned thing.
- Will you please stop playing that wretched trombone!
Usage notes
- Nouns to which "wretched" is often applied: woman, state, life, condition, creature, man, excess, person, place, world, being, situation, weather, slave, animal, city, village, health, house, town.
Synonyms
- (very miserable): See Thesaurus:sad or Thesaurus:lamentable
- (worthless): See Thesaurus:insignificant
- (hatefully contemptible): See Thesaurus:despicable
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Further reading
- wretched in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- wretched in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “wretched”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??t?t/
- Rhymes: -?t?t
Verb
wretched
- Misspelling of retched.
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indecent
English
Etymology
in- +? decent
Adjective
indecent (comparative more indecent, superlative most indecent)
- offensive to good taste
- Synonyms: distasteful, in bad taste, in poor taste, offensive
- not in keeping with conventional moral values; improper, immodest or unseemly
- Synonyms: immodest, immoral, improper, unseemly
- (criminal law) Generally unacceptable for public broadcasting but not legally obscene.
Related terms
- indecency
Translations
Anagrams
- incented
Romanian
Etymology
From French indécent, from Latin indecens.
Adjective
indecent m or n (feminine singular indecent?, masculine plural indecen?i, feminine and neuter plural indecente)
- indecent
Declension
Related terms
- indecen??
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