wretchless

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adjective

reckless

“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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Meanings

adjectivewretchless (comparative more wretchless, superlative most wretchless)

comparative more wretchless · superlative most wretchless

  1. obsoletereckless

    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)
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    That you should be so wretchless!

    1616, Ben Jonson, The Devil Is an Ass
  2. obsoletedisregarded

    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?

Origin

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

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APA

wretchless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wretchless

MLA

“wretchless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wretchless. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wretchless,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wretchless.

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