All 3 Uses of
wretched
in
Atlas Shrugged
- You knew it before you began the whole wretched business.†
Chpt 1.5 *wretched = miserable or very bad
- You wouldn't understand it if I told you that the man who works, works for himself, even if he does carry the whole wretched bunch of you along.†
Chpt 1.6
- You're so proud of yourself, you think that you're pure and good-but you can't be good, so long as I'm wretched.†
Chpt 3.5
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."