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a mean, evil, or unprincipled person
- the clerk was an ungrateful wretch who stole money from his employer's cash register
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“Wretch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wretch. Accessed 26 Oct. 2020.
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