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wrecked, ppl. a.|rɛkt|
[f. wreck v.1 + -ed1.]
1. That has undergone or suffered shipwreck; destroyed, lost, or cast ashore by shipwreck; = shipwrecked ppl. a.
1729Woodward Fossils I. 116 The Coral found affix'd and growing upon wreck'd Ships. 1795W. Lee Hist. Lewes 547 It has..been the practice of many lords to keep the wrecked goods. 1818Shelley Rosal. & Helen 394 Wrecked mariners, Who cling to the rock of a wintry sea. 1821Scott Pirate vii, One wave..made the wrecked vessel completely manifest in her whole bulk. 1850W. Irving Mahomet II. 483 Whether the old man..was one of the wrecked cruisers, or a wrecker,..is not specified. 1869Daily News 11 Aug., Throwing upon the holders of wrecked goods the burden of accounting for their possession.
2. a. Damaged or destroyed by wreck, violence, or disaster; shattered, ruined.
1818Shelley Julian 224 Like weeds on a wrecked palace growing. 1818― Marenghi vii, Thou shadowest forth that mighty shape in story, As ocean its wrecked fanes, severe yet tender. 1867Smiles Huguenots Eng. ix. (1880) 150 Amidst the ruins of a wrecked church. 1875Knight Dict. Mech. 2821/1 Removing obstructions from the track, such as wrecked cars or locomotives.
b. fig. That has suffered wreck; brought to ruin or disaster.
1819Keats Lines to Fanny 33 That most hateful land, [where]..my friends..live a wrecked life. 1855G. Brimley Ess. (1858) 84 The incipient stage of madness, springing from the wrecked affections. 1879Froude Cæsar xviii. 301 He flung into bribery what was left of his wrecked credit. 1901Munsey's Mag. XXIV. 470/2 He was thinking of the old king with the wrecked mind.
c. Intoxicated; under the influence of drugs. U.S. slang.
1968–70Current Slang (Univ. S. Dakota) III-IV. 139 Wrecked, intoxicated. 1973D. Lang Freaks 63, I could not get it on, could not get it on, not unless I was, one: totally wrecked; and, two: had to have a gun in my hand. |