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wantwit

wantwit noun: a person wanting or lacking wit or sense; a fool.

Noun

wantwit (plural wantwits)

  1. A person wanting or lacking wit or sense; a fool.
    • […] and ſuch a Want-wit ſadnesse makes of mee,
      That I haue much ado to know my ſelfe.c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
    • 'Wantwit! Clod-brain! Numbskull!' he shouted, straddling her midriff and pummelling her face and chest with his fists.2017, Minette Walters, The Last Hours, →ISBN, page 357

Forms of wantwit

pluralwantwits

Origin of wantwit

From Middle English wanten wit, equivalent to want + wit.

Questions about wantwit

What does wantwit mean?
Wantwit means a person wanting or lacking wit or sense; a fool.
What part of speech is wantwit?
Wantwit is a noun.
What is the plural of wantwit?
The plural of wantwit is wantwits.

Words near wantwit in the dictionary

  1. wants to know
  2. wantsome
  3. Wantsum
  4. wantum
  5. wantums
  6. wantwit
  7. wantwits
  8. wanty
  9. Wantz
  10. Wantzes
  11. wanweird

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