Both Uses
wretched
in
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory
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- ...the wretched boy was being sucked closer and closer towards the mouth of one of the great pipes that was dangling down into the river.
Chpt 17 *wretched = unfortunate
- And the one remaining squirrel (obviously the leader of them all) climbed up on to her shoulder and started tap-tap-tapping the wretched girl's head with its knuckles.†
Chpt 24wretched = miserable or very bad
Definitions:
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(1)
(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."
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)