wretchn.[OE. wrecche, AS. wrecca, wrcca, an exile, a wretch, fr. wrecan to drive out, punish; properly, an exile, one driven out, akin to AS. wrc an exile, OS. wrekkio a stranger, OHG. reccheo an exile. See Wreak, v. t.]()1. A miserable person; one profoundly unhappy.(Shak.)Hovered thy spirit o'er thy sorrowing son,
Wretch even then, life's journey just begun? (Cowper.)2. One sunk in vice or degradation; a base, despicable person; a vile knave; as, a profligate wretch.()(Drayton.)