wantsome

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adjective

Characterised or marked by lack; poor; needy.

OriginMiddle English wantsum →
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Meanings

adjectivewantsome (comparative more wantsome, superlative most wantsome)

comparative more wantsome · superlative most wantsome

  1. obsoletepoeticCharacterised or marked by lack; poor; needy.

    And to her gates the wantsome may From everie where resorte […]

    1908, original 1620, C. J. Evans, The Story of Glamorgan, page 30

Origin

  1. Middle Englishwantsum
  2. Englishwantsome

From Middle English wantsum, equivalent to want + -some.

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APA

wantsome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wantsome

MLA

“wantsome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wantsome. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wantsome,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wantsome.

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