The Clue
Wretched (10 letter answer)
The Answer
DEPLORABLE
Tags
Notes
The answer DEPLORABLE is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
DEPLORABLE as an adjective:
1. (deplorable, distressing, lamentable, pitiful, sad, sorry) = bad; unfortunate; "my finances were in a deplorable state"; "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape"; "a sorry state of affairs"
2. (deplorable, execrable, miserable, woeful, wretched) = of very poor quality or condition; "deplorable housing conditions in the inner city"; "woeful treatment of the accused"; "woeful errors of judgment"
3. (condemnable, criminal, deplorable, reprehensible, vicious) = bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure; "a criminal waste of talent"; "a deplorable act of violence"; "adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife"