All 3 Uses of
wretched
in
Measure for Measure
- Wretched Isabel!†
Scene 4.3wretched = miserable or very bad
- And to set on this wretched woman here Against our substitute!†
Scene 5.1 *
- the vanity of wretched fools!†
Scene 5.1
Definition:
very bad
in various senses, including:
- unfortunate or miserable -- as in "wretched prisoners sleeping on the cold floor"
- of poor quality -- as in "wretched roads"
- morally bad -- as in "The wretched woman stole his wallet."