2 uses
(click/touch triangles for details)
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."
- I am the most wretched of creatures.p. 129.8
- The stoop was wretched and bleak.p. 225.9
There are no more uses of "wretched" in The Princess Bride.
Typical Usage
(best examples)