All 4 Uses of
wretched
in
A Thousand Splendid Suns
- Let me tell you something-A man's heart is a wretched, wretched thing, Mariam.†
p. 27.7 *wretched = miserable or very bad
- Let me tell you something-A man's heart is a wretched, wretched thing, Mariam.†
p. 27.7
- You're the one with the wretched heart.†
p. 28.5
- Ever since the failed escape, two and a half years ago, Mariam knew that she and Laila had become one and the same being to him, equally wretched, equally deserving of his distrust, his disdain and disregard.†
p. 274.3
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."