retched (pronounced in one syllable as retch_t ) = past participle of the verb "to retch", meaning to have gagged or produced the vomit reflex without producing vomit
wretched (pronounced in two syllables as REH-ched) = adj; physically miserable or morally shameful
64 posted on 10/21/2023 3:51:56 PM PDT by Albion Wilde
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