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wretchless

wretchless adjective: reckless.

Adjective

wretchless (comparative more wretchless, superlative most wretchless)

  1. (obsolete) reckless
    • That you should be so wretchless!1616, Ben Jonson, The Devil Is an Ass
    • wretchless neglect of religion[1594], Richard Hooker, edited by J[ohn] S[penser], Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie, […], London: […] Iohn Windet, […], →OCLC, (please specify the page)
  2. (obsolete) disregarded
    • Sleep you now
      Upon the bench, when your deaf ears should listen
      Unto the wretchless clamours of the poor?c. 1608-1634, John Webster, Appius and Virginia

Forms of wretchless

comparativemore wretchless
superlativemost wretchless

Origin of wretchless

Alteration of retchless, equivalent to retch (“reck; care; regard”) + -less. See reckless.

Questions about wretchless

What does wretchless mean?
Wretchless means reckless.
What part of speech is wretchless?
Wretchless is an adjective.

Words near wretchless in the dictionary

  1. wretchedness
  2. wretchednesse
  3. wretchednesses
  4. wretches
  5. wretchful
  6. wretchless
  7. wretchlessly
  8. wretchlessness
  9. wretchock
  10. wretchocks
  11. Wretham

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