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wretch |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Wretch \Wretch\, n. [OE. wrecche, AS wrecca wr[ae]cca, an exile, a wretch, fr wrecan to drive out punish; properly, an exile, one driven out akin to AS wr[ae]c an exile, OS wrekkio a stranger, OHG. reccheo an exile. See {Wreak}, v. t.] 1. A miserable person; one profoundly unhappy. ``The wretch that lies in woe.'' --Shak. Hovered thy spirit o'er thy sorrowing son, Wretch even then, life's journey just begun? --Cowper. 2. One sunk in vice or degradation; a base, despicable person; a vile knave; as a profligate wretch. Note: Wretch is sometimes used by way of slight or ironical pity or contempt, and sometimes to express tenderness; as we say poor thing ``Poor wretch was never frighted so.'' --Drayton. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: wretch n 1: performs some wicked deed 2: someone you feel sorry for [syn: {poor devil}]
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