wretch
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noun
1.
a deplorably unfortunate or unhappy person.
2.
a person of despicable or base character.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a despicable person |
| 2. | a person pitied for his misfortune |
| [Old English wrecca; related to Old Saxon wrekkeo, Old High German reccheo (German Recke warrior), Old Norse rek(n)ingr] | |
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Wretch
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
wretch
O.E. wrecca "wretch, stranger, exile," from P.Gmc. *wrakjan (cf. O.S. wrekkio, O.H.G. reckeo "a banished person, exile," Ger. recke "renowned warrior, hero"), related to O.E. wreccan "to drive out, punish" (see wreak). Sense of "vile, despicable person" developed in O.E.,
reflecting the sorry state of the outcast, as presented in much of Anglo-Saxon verse (e.g. "The Wanderer"). A Ger. word for "misery" is Elend, from O.H.G. elilenti "sojourn in a foreign land, exile."
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Example sentences
We cannot appreciate such magnanimity to such a wretch.
It would be unique in a way that any ink-stained wretch would envy.
Anyone making less than me is a pathetic wretch and should be given the thief's money.
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