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at, stinker, louse, creep, Slang bastard, Brit rotter, bounder,
blighter, US bum: That wretch not only stole my wife but asked
me for money to support her! 2 unfortunate, poor fellow or chap,
miserable creature, poor devil, pilgarlic, Slang poor bastard or
son of a bitch, Brit poor bugger or sod, US sad sack: The poor
wretch cannot keep a job and lives off others' charity.
wretched adj. 1 miserable, awful, terrible, atrocious, deplorable,
Colloq lousy, rotten: We had the most wretched weather
throughout our holiday. 2 unhappy, sad, miserable, woebegone,
woeful, dismal, downhearted, heartbroken, broken-hearted,
heartsick, dejected, depressed, melancholic, melancholy,
mournful, disconsolate, inconsolable, doleful, cheerless,
crestfallen, joyless, desolate: If you want to see a wretched
human being, look at a boy whose dog is lost. 3 pitiable,
pathetic, sorry, pitiful, hapless, hopeless, unfortunate,
miserable: The poor in these tropical paradises are some of the
most wretched people on earth. 4 vile, shameful, scurvy,
underhand(ed), treacherous, contemptible, despicable, base, low,
mean, paltry, mean-spirited, detestable: It was hard to see how
the people could support such a wretched little demagogue.
wriggle v. 1 wiggle, wobble, shake, tremble, quiver, jiggle, waggle,
writhe, twist, fidget: She managed to wriggle free of the ropes
and run away. The dog was wriggling with excitement at seeing
its master. 2 twist, squirm, snake, worm, writhe, slither,
crawl: He wriggled through the narrow opening into the
strongroom.
--n. 3 wiggle, zigzag, wavy line, Colloq squiggle, squiggly
line: The page had no writing on it, only a lot of wriggles. 4
wriggling, writhing, squirm, squirming, wiggle, wiggling,
shaking, trembling, quiver, quivering, shimmying, waggle,
waggling, twisting, twist: Don't confuse that rhythmic wriggle
of the hips with dancing.
wrinkle° n. 1 crease, fold, line, furrow, crinkle, crow's-foot,
corrugation, pucker, ridge: She hasn't a wrinkle on her face -
but then she's only nine.
--v. 2 crease, fold, line, furrow, crinkle, corrugate, pucker,
gather, ruck, crimp, screw up, rumple, crumple: I love the way
you wrinkle your nose when you're perplexed.