witwanton

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. One who indulges in idle, foolish, and irreverent fancies or speculations; one who tries to be cleverly amusing but falls short. archaic
    — All epicures, witwantons, atheists.
动词 v.
  1. To indulge in vain, sportive, or irreverent wit; speculate idly or irreverently. archaic
    — … 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.

词形变化

witwantons plural wit-wanton alternative witwantons present,singular,third-person witwantoning participle,present witwantoned participle,past witwantoned past wit-wanton alternative

词源

词源 1
From wit + wanton.
词源 2
From wit + wanton.
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