01 n. A miserable person; one profoundly unhappy.
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A miserable person; one profoundly unhappy.“Hovered thy spirit o'er thy sorrowing son, Wretch even then, life's journey just begun?” — Cowper.
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One sunk in vice or degradation; a base, despicable person; a vile knave; as, a profligate wretch.