wretched vs hapless

wretched and hapless both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
wretched	No	Yes	No	No
hapless	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, wretched and hapless are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of wretched include miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor.

wretched (adjective)	hapless (adjective)
morally reprehensible	deserving or inciting pity
of very poor quality or condition
characterized by physical misery
deserving or inciting pity
very unhappy; full of misery