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wretchless, a. ? Obs.|ˈrɛtʃlɪs|
[Erron. form of retchless, obs. var. of reckless a.
Also1609Daniel Compl. Rosamond lii, 1617 Hooker Eccl. Pol. v. 385, 1662 ― Serm. vi. §33 (in Eccl. Pol. 302), 1669 Heylyn Cosmogr. II. 200, 1689 Sanderson Serm. 389, 1710 Cowley Cutter Colman St. Pref., 1714 Quarles Feast for Worms Med. i, where however the earlier edd. have rech-, retch(e)lesse, retchless.]
1. Of persons: Heedless, careless, imprudent; = reckless a. 1.
1598Tofte Alba (1880) 85 Thus (carefull I) doe care for careless thee, Whilst wretchles thou, makst no account of mee. 1617Greene's Arbasto v. D 3, A fit reuenge for so wretchlesse an enemy. 1643Prynne Sov. Power Parl. iv. App. 20 The people fell away from their wretchlesse and lascivious king. 1666[see reckless a. 1]. 1681Gesta Rom. v. B 3, This young Lord..sought many Realms, and found many wretchless fools. 1853Trench Prov. (ed. 2) 136 The motto of some, who..become utterly wretchless, caring not..how much further they advance.
2. Heedless of something; = reckless a. 2.
1661Rust Origen's Opin. 37 Some in their charge, who..are..wretchless and insensible of all wholesome counsels.
3. Marked or characterized by heedlessness or carelessness; = reckless a. 3.
1607Topsell Four-f. Beasts 473 The vnmercifull regard which wretchlesse and childish mindes beare towardes the greatest labors and deserts of the best men. 1633[see reckless a. 3]. 1656Osborne Observ. Turks §15 This..doth often hurry such as have had their hopes deluded..into wretchlesse Infidelity. 1673R. Allestree Lady's Calling i. v. §26 The comprehensive description of the most wretchless profligated state of sin.
Hence † ˈwretchlessly adv. Obs.
1615Dod & Cleaver Expos. Prov. 87 Hee doth vpbraid him with..folly, which would so wretchlesly, and sinfully depart with that. 16..in Strype's Eccl. Mem. III. App. 124 Cursed are al they that do the Lord's busines wretchlesly. |