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wretchless en · ADJ

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (obsolete) reckless
   • 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):
   • That you should be so wretchless! 1616, Ben Jonson, The Devil Is an Ass:
2. (obsolete) disregarded
   • c. 1608-1634, John Webster, Appius and Virginia Sleep you now Upon the bench, when your deaf ears should listen Unto the wretchless clamours of the poor?

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wretchlessly · wretchlessness