Meaning of witwanton | Babel Free

Definitions

One who indulges in idle, foolish, and irreverent fancies or speculations; one who tries to be cleverly amusing but falls short.

archaic

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, ...”

“The witwanton is always a little off in trying to be always GETTING MENTAL.”

“WITWANTON: One who tries to be cleverly amusing, but misses the mark.”

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