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wanted, ppl. a.|ˈwɒntɪd|
[f. want v. + -ed1.]
1. In the senses of the verb:
a. Lacking, missing; desired, needed.
1697Dryden æneis ix. 346 Make me but happy in his safe Return, Whose wanted Presence I can only mourn. 1718Pope Iliad xiii. 338 To whom the Cretan: Enter, and receive The wanted weapons. 1801Southey Lett. (1856) I. 167 They will not pay him for executing a wanted work.
b. dial. Dispensed with.
1821Clare Vill. Minstr. I. 84 And locks would be a wanted thing, To keep out thieves at night.
c. Of a person: Sought for by the police.
1903G. R. Sims Living London III. 18/2 Down the long lines of beds the uniformed figures go,.. till they reach the bedside of the two ‘wanted’ men, who awake to find themselves in the grip of the law. 1912Sphere 28 Dec. 338/3 A periodical called The Detective, in which portraits of wanted persons are given.
2. absol. as n. Chiefly in pl. Persons or things that are ‘wanted’ (i.e. advertised for, sought by the police, etc.). Chiefly colloq.
1793W. Roberts Looker-on No. 51 ⁋5, I design to publish a list of Wanteds, wholly for the use of your Paper. 1903Daily Chron. 25 Mar. 3/4 A policeman arresting a ‘wanted’ in a common lodging-house. 1907Shrewsbury Chron. 27 Dec., heading of Advt. column, Wanteds. 1910Sat. Rev. 22 Jan. 98/2 Two ‘wanteds’ figured conspicuously in a crowd..in Shoreditch.
3. Special collocations: wanted list, a list of persons sought by the police or by a similar agency; also wanted file; wanted poster, a poster displaying details of a wanted person or persons, usu. under the headline ‘Wanted’.
1967‘E. Peters’ Black is Colour i. 20 Just take a look at 'em!.. Every one of 'em straight out of the *wanted file.
1964I. Fleming You only live Twice xix. 228 The C.I.A. on whose *wanted list I certainly feature. 1968P. Durst Badge of Infamy v. 50, I checked with the International War Crimes commission to see if Von Friede was on the wanted list.
1970T. Lilley Projects Section xiv. 177 There would always be those in the crowd who would recognise the corpse—either from ‘*Wanted’ posters or from personal acquaintance. 1982A. Price Old Vengeful 12 Oh dear! A good likeness... It looks like a prison picture..or maybe a ‘Wanted’ poster.
Add: Hence ˈwantedness n., the fact or condition of being wanted.
1973Times 30 May 10/4 ‘Wantedness’ rather than biological parenthood would seem to be the most important factor in giving a baby the best chance in life. 1979Financial Times 5 Mar. 2/3 (Advt.), Last year, banks and other firms outside the United States placed more than 265,000 lines of advertising in American Banker... The reason: ‘Wantedness’. American Banker is wanted every day by decision-making bankers. They pay $225 each year to get it. 1989Folio Feb. 61/3 The problem with all Sunday magazines is that there is no evidence of ‘wantedness’ on the part of the reader. |