All 5 Uses
wretched
in
Rhinoceros, by Ionesco
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- Why go on at me just because some wretched perissodactyle happens to pass by.†
p. 16.6 *wretched = miserable or very bad
- You put too much trust in these journalists; they don't care what they invent to sell their wretched newspapers and please the bosses they serve!†
p. 41.3
- It was about that wretched rhinoceros.†
p. 59.4
- BERENGER: The rhinoceros, or rather, the two wretched rhinoceroses we saw.†
p. 59.4
- JEAN: Oh yes, I remember ...How do you know they were wretched?†
p. 59.5
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)