witwanton
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Is witwanton a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (archaic) One who indulges in idle, foolish, and irreverent fancies or speculations; one who tries to be cleverly amusing but falls short.Examples: "All epicures, witwantons, atheists."; "And how dangerous it is for wit-wanton men to dance with their nice distinctions, on such mystical precipices, where slips in jest may cause deadly downfalls in earnest, …"; "Word-warriors and wit-wantons would waste their breath upon one whose book-hunger has won him so rich a meed, ..."archaic
verb (English)
1. (archaic) To indulge in vain, sportive, or irreverent wit; speculate idly or irreverently.Examples: "… a citizen in Cheapside was executed as a traitor for saying he would make his son heir to the crown, though he only meant his own house, having a crown for the sign, more dangerous it is to wit-wanton it with the Majesty of God."; "Wit-wanton it with lewd barbarity, …"; "And Master Lynch bade him have a care to flout and witwanton as the god self was angered for his hellprate and paganry."archaic
Definition source: Wiktionary