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awrack

adv · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /əˈɹæk/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -æk

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adv

Meaning 1

Wrecked; in ruins.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, not-comparable

Examples

  • By the time the storm had blown over the ship was lying awrack on the craggy rocks, all of her crew dead.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From a- + wrack.