WRETCHEDLY
WRETCHEDLY, adverb1. Most miserably; very poorly. The prisoners were wretchedly lodged.2. Unhappily; as two wars wretchedly entered upon.3. Meanly; despicable; as a discourse wr...
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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WRETCHEDNESS
WRETCHEDNESS, noun1. Extreme misery or unhappiness, either from want or sorrow; as the wretchedness of poor mendicants.We have, with the feeling, most the very memory of such wr...
WRETCHLESS
WRETCHLESS, for reckless, is improper.
WRETCHLESSNESS
WRETCHLESSNESS, for recklessness, is improper.
WRIG
WRIG, for wriggle. [Not in use.]
WRIGGLE
WRIGGLE, verb intransitive To move the body to and fro with short motions.Both he and his successors would often wriggle in their seats, as long as the cushion lasted.WRIGGLE, v...
WRIGGLER
WRIGGLER, noun One who wriggles.
WRIGGLING
WRIGGLING, participle present tense Moving the body one way and the other with quick turns.
WRIGHT
WRIGHT, noun An artificer; one whose occupation is some kind of mechanical business; a workman; a manufacturer. This word is now chiefly used in compounds, as in shipwright, whe...
WRING
WRING, verb transitivepreterit tense and participle passive wringed and wrung. The latter is chiefly used.1. To twist; to turn and strain with violence; as, to wring clothes in ...
WRING-BOLT
WRING-BOLT, noun [wring and bolt.] A bolt used by shipwrights, to bend and secure the planks against the timbers till they are fastened by bolts, spikes and tree-nails.
WRING-STAVES
WRING-STAVES, noun Strong bars of wood used in applying wring-bolts.
WRINGED
WRINGED, participle passive Twisted; pressed; distressed; extorted.
WRINGER
WRINGER, noun One who wrings; one that forces water out of any thing by wringing.
WRINGING
WRINGING, participle present tense Twisting; writhing; extorting.
WRINKLE
WRINKLE, noun [G.]1. A small ridge or prominence, or a furrow, formed by the shrinking or contraction of any smooth substance; corrugation; a crease; as wrinkles in the face or ...
WRINKLED
WRINKLED, participle passive Contracted into ridges and furrows.
WRINKLING
WRINKLING, participle present tense Shrinking; contracting into furrows and ridges.
WRIST
WRIST, noun1. The joint by which the hand is united to the arm.2. In the manege, the bridle wrist is that of the cavaliers left hand.
WRISTBAND
WRISTBAND, noun [wrist and band.] That band or part of a shirt sleeve which covers the wrist.
WRIT
WRIT, noun [from write.]1. That which is written. In this sense, writ is particularly applied to the Scriptures, or books of the Old Testament and New Testament; as holy writ; s...
WRITE
WRITE, verb transitivepreterit tense wrote.; participle passive writ, written. [Latin]1. To form by a pen on paper or other material, or by a graver on wood or stone; as, to wri...
WRITER
WRITER, noun1. One who writes or has written.2. An author.3. A clerk or amanuensis.WRITER of the tallies, an officer of the exchequer of England; a clerk to the auditor of the r...
WRITHE
WRITHE, verb transitive1. To twist; to distort.Her mouth she writhd.2. To twist with violence; as, to writhe the body.3. To wrest; to distort; to torture; as, to writhe words.WR...
WRITHED
WRITHED, participle passive Twisted; distorted.
WRITHING
WRITHING, participle present tense Twisting; distorting.
WRITHLE
WRITHLE, verb transitive [from writhe.] To wrinkle. [Not in use.]