Moving and Wretched

Moving

Moving adjective - Having the power to affect the feelings or sympathies.

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

Nearby Words: move, moved, movement, mover, movable

Wretched

Wretched adjective - Deserving of one's pity.
Usage example: those wretched souls who cannot even afford a decent roof over their heads

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

Nearby Words: wretch, wretchedly

Both words in one sentence

  • Place Worse Than Death It's not a Wretched Hive by any stretch of the imagination, but hundreds, if not thousands, of residents are moving out of the city due to it drowning in debt.
  • The hometown of the cast, Roanapur, is usually an inversion of this trope — the town is such a Wretched Hive that it's hard to find anyone more ruthless than its normal citizenry moving in.
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