wretchless

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

wretchless (comparative more wretchless, superlative most wretchless)

(obsolete) reckless
- 1616, Ben Jonson, The Devil Is an Ass:
  That you should be so wretchless!
- 1594–1597, Richard Hooker, edited by J[ohn] S[penser], Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie, […], London: […] Will[iam] Stansby [for Matthew Lownes], published 1611, →OCLC, (please specify the page):
  wretchless neglect of religion
(obsolete) disregarded
- Template:RQ:Dekker Webster Appius and Virginia

Related terms

References

“wretchless”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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