Both Uses of
wretched
in
And Then There Were None
- To see a wretched criminal squirming in the dock, suffering the tortures of the damned, as his doom came slowly and slowly nearer, was to me an exquisite pleasure.†
p. 262..5
- An indignant mem sahib in Majorca recounted the tale of the Puritan Emily Brent and her wretched servant girl.†
p. 265..5 *
Definition:
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(wretched) very badin various senses, including:
- unfortunate or miserable -- as in "wretched prisoners sleeping on the cold floor"
- of poor quality -- as in "wretched roads"
- morally bad -- as in "The wretched woman stole his wallet."