Low and Wretched

Low

Low adjective - Feeling unhappiness.
Usage example: I was feeling low, and wanted to do something exciting to cheer myself up

Wretched is a synonym for low in despicable topic. In some cases you can use "Wretched" instead an adjective "Low", when it comes to topics like good, crude, evil, worthless.

Wretched

Wretched adjective - Arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust.
Usage example: a wretched lie

Low is a synonym for wretched in despicable topic. You can use "Low" instead an adjective "Wretched", if it concerns topics such as good, evil, worthless, contemptible.

Nearby Words: wretch, wretchedly

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Crusader Kings Wretched Hive: Any court of a ruler with low authority and/or stats, but the Byzantine Empire is probably a standout with an average of three murder plots per province per month.
  • The procession of weary soldiers became a bedraggled train, despondent and muttering, marching with churning effort in a trough of liquid brown mud under a low, wretched sky.
  • There are several character backgrounds that makes your character start with this trait, from being Mind-Wiped to hailing from Volg Hive, a place so violent, dirty and low-down that it basically serves as a garbage pit you throw people too savage to live in a Wretched Hive in.
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