Thesaurus: witwanton
witwanton (plural witwantons) (archaic) One who indulges in idle, foolish, and irreverent fancies or speculations; one who tries to be cleverly amusing but falls short. witwanton (third-person singular simple present wit…
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- witwanton (plural witwantons) (archaic) One who indulges in idle, foolish, and irreverent fancies or speculations; one who tries to be cleverly amusing but falls short. witwanton (third-person singular simple present witwantons, present participle witwantoning, simple past and past participle witwantoned) (archaic) To indulge in vain, sportive, or irreverent wit; speculate idly or irreverently.