All 3 Uses
wretched
in
The BFG
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- 'That means,' said Sophie, 'that somewhere in the world, every single night, nine wretched people get carried away and eaten alive.'†
p. 36.5 *wretched = miserable or very bad
- The wretched Fleshlumpeater woke up with a bang.†
p. 95.4
- Nobody wanted to go down and do this because the moment a giant was freed, he would be sure to turn on the wretched person who had freed him and gobble him up.†
p. 199.9
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)