All 5 Uses of
wretched
in
Medea by Euripides (translated by: G. Theodoridis)
- Come Hades and cut down this wretched life of mine!†
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- Curse your wretched, abominable house!†
- Come Hades and cut down this wretched life of mine!†
- Or shall I go to the poor wretched daughters of Pelias?†
- I hope the man who does not honour his friends, the man who does not open an honest heart to them, I hope that man dies a wretched and miserable death.†
Definition:
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(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."