wantwit

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wantwit

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

noun wantwits

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.

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@misc{wantwit_2026,
  title = {wantwit},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wantwit},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}