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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."
- You knew it before you began the whole wretched business.1.5 Part 1 Chapter 5 — The Climax of the D'Anconias (81% in)
- 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.1.6 Part 1 Chapter 6 — The Non-Commercial (60% in)
- 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.3.5 Part 3 Chapter 5 — Their Brothers' Keepers (16% in)
There are no more uses of "wretched" in Atlas Shrugged.
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