Utterly wretched (6)
I believe the answer is:
abject
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">utterly wretched</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for abject that I've seen before include "Lacking all pride, say apology" , "Mean, wretched" , "Totally without dignity" , "Completely without dignity" , "lowest kind" .)