Meaning of wrecksome | Babel Free

Definitions

Marked by a wreck or wreckage; resembling something that has been wrecked; banged up

Examples

“[...] good regular teeth betwixt it and the finely-formed Grecian nose — all indicated the wreck of good looks and the wrecksome story which they sometimes entail.”

“[...] unfortunate man, was unable to catch the drift of the lecture — he lay half unconscious at the foot of the ruined stairs. Mad man! reckless, wrecksome wreck!”

““It doesn't surprise me one bit that I had to reinjure my wrecksome toes in a last act of kindness toward ye,” he said.”

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