wretchedness vs wretched

wretchedness is a noun but wretched is not a noun.

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

wretchedness (noun)	wretched (noun)
the quality of being poor and inferior and sorry
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
the character of being uncomfortable and unpleasant

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