All 3 Uses of
wretched
in
1984, by Orwell
- With those children, he thought, that wretched woman must lead a life of terror.†
p. 24.5 *wretched = miserable or very bad
- They were wretched, flimsy things, but cooking-pots of any kind were always difficult to get.†
p. 70.3
- Between meals, if his mother did not stand guard, he was constantly pilfering at the wretched store of food on the shelf.†
p. 162.6
Definition:
very bad
in 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."