Hurtful and Wretched

Hurtful

Hurtful adjective - Hard to accept or bear especially emotionally.
Usage example: her ex-husband said hurtful things that she could never forgive

Wretched and hurtful are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wretched" instead an adjective "Hurtful".

Nearby Words: hurt, hurting

Wretched

Wretched adjective - Extremely unsatisfactory.

Hurtful and wretched are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hurtful" instead an adjective "Wretched".

Nearby Words: wretch, wretchedly
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