Meanings
comparative more wappened · superlative most wappened
- UKobsoletethieves' cantDeflowered; not a virgin.
- UKobsoletethieves' cantFoundered; worn-out; exhausted; broken.
This is it / That makes the wappened widow wed again / She, whom the spi-house and ulcerous sores / Would cast the gorge at, this embalms and spices / To th' April day again.
c. 1605–1606, William Shakespeare, Timon of Athens, act 4, scene 3Synonyms: fatigued
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveWanton; immoral; unchaste; lewd.
adjectiveFoundered; worn-out; exhausted; broken.
Origin
From wap (“to engage in sexual intercourse”).
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