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wretch
/ɹɛt͡ʃ/
noun 3verb 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
farther, gross, lay, lowly, motionless, poor
VERB + WRETCH
crippled, saw
PREP.
in
ADV.
already
Definitions
noun
1
An unhappy, unfortunate, or miserable person.
The poor wretch, who lay motionless a long time, just began to recover his senses as a stage-coach came by.
The four unhappy wretches labouring under sentence of banishment were freed from their fetters, to rejoin their former society; and three days given as holidays to every convict in the colony.
2
An unpleasant, annoying, worthless, or despicable person.
Swear to me but, thou bold wretch! said she, swear to me, that Pamela Andrews is really and truly thy lawful wife, without sham, without deceit, without double-meaning; and I know what I have to say!
I asked that selfish wretch, Winterblossom, to walk down with me to view her distress, and the heartless beast told me he was afraid of infection!
3
An exile.
verb
1
Misspelling of retch.
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The poor wretch, who lay motionless a long time, just began to recover his senses as a stage-coach came by.
Wiktionary02
The four unhappy wretches labouring under sentence of banishment were freed from their fetters, to rejoin their former society; and three days given as holidays to every convict in the colony.
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And his subjects wrung all they could wring / Out of temple and palace and store. / But when there seemed no more to bring, / His captors convicted the king / Of once having started a war, / And stran
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What now, you wretch? You thinking of protecting her?
Tatoeba · #32741705
The man that lays his hand upon a woman, save in the way of kindness, is a wretch whom't were gross flattery to name a coward.
Tatoeba · #90906906
One should never deride the wretch, for who can be sure of always being happy?
Tatoeba · #1366312Usage Notes
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