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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wantsome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
wantsome
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characterised or marked by lack; poor; needy.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more wantsome (comparative) most wantsome (superlative)

Questions

What does wantsome mean?
Characterised or marked by lack; poor; needy.
Where does wantsome come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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