Etymology

wretchedly

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Today it means: In a wretched manner. Full definition →

Middle English wrecchedly
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromwrecchedly
  2. English todaywretchedly

From Middle English wrecchedly; equivalent to wretched + -ly.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.