† wretchfuladj.
Obsolete.
Wretched; miserable; unhappy.
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the world > action or operation > adversity > [adjective] > miserable or wretched
un-i-selieOE
drearyOE
unseelyOE
wretcha1122
usellc1175
unselea1200
wretcheda1200
misease?c1225
un-i-sele?c1250
wanlichec1275
miseasyc1300
wrackfulc1311
unblessed1340
wretchfula1382
wretchedful1382
caitiff1393
loddera1400
unhappena1400
pilledc1400
miserable?c1422
vengeablec1430
unhappyc1440
meschant?1473
miserousc1475
unselc1480
miser1542
forlorn1582
villainous1582
skybala1585
unblestful1608
despicable1635
haveless1868
the mind > emotion > suffering > misery > [adjective]
armlyeOE
un-i-selieOE
unledeeOE
unseelyOE
armOE
wretcha1122
unselea1200
wretcheda1200
wretchlyc1200
misease?c1225
wanlichec1275
miseasyc1300
wansomea1325
simplec1330
wretchfula1382
wretchedful1382
caitiff1393
loddera1400
desolate14..
disconsolatea1425
meschant?1473
miserousc1475
miser1542
unvisited1548
tribulate1575
happiless1582
uncomforted1583
blisslessa1586
uncomfortless1598
miserablea1616
thrallfula1618
calamitous1668
tribulated1682
donsie?1719
unsolaced1796
mis1939
a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Eccles. v. 15 Wreccheful forsothe infirmyte; what maner he cam, so he shal turne aȝeen.
1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Rev. iii. 17 Thou art a wrecche, and wrechful [a1425 L.V. wretcheful], and pore, and blynd, and nakid.
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adj.a1382- stand shouldered
- stand shout
- stand some chance
- stand something on its head
- stand stable
- stand stairs
- stand stall
- stand stead
- stand stiff
- stand still
- stand stith
- stand stock still
- stand suit
- stand surety
- stand table
- stand tall
- stand the gaff
- stand the hazard
- stand the hazard of
- stand the market
- stand the pace
- stand the patter
- stand the perk
- stand the racket
- stand the test of time