wantfuladj.

Brit.

/ˈwɒntf(ᵿ)l/, U.S.

/ˈwɑntf(ə)l/

Forms: see want adj. and n.² and -ful suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: want n.², -ful suffix.

Etymology: < want n.² + -ful suffix. Compare earlier wanting adj. Compare also earlier wantless adj.

†1. Characterized by deficiency or need; poor, needy. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > poverty > [adjective] > poor

havelessOE

unrichOE

waedlec1000

armOE

nakedOE

helplessc1175

wantsomec1175

poora1200

barec1220

needfula1225

misease?c1225

unwealya1300

needyc1325

feeblec1330

poorful1372

mischievousc1390

miseasedc1390

indigentc1400

meanc1400

naughtyc1400

succourless1412

unwealthyc1412

behove1413

misterousa1425

misterfulc1480

miserablec1485

beggarly1545

starved1563

threadbare1577

penurious1590

fortuneless1596

wealthless1605

wantful1607

necessitous1611

inopulent1613

titheless1615

egene1631

starveling1638

necessitated1646

inopious1656

parsimonious1782

unopulent1782

lacking1805

bushed1819

obolary1820

ill-to-do1853

down at heel1856

po'1866

needsome1870

down-at-heeled1884

rocky1921

1607 G. Markham First Pt. First Bk. Eng. Arcadia f. 15^v Euerie eye might see the disgrace was begot more through a wilfull madnesse, then eyther a negligent carelesnesse, or a wantfull needinesse.

1661 T. Goddard Characters of True Beleever 16 in Miscellanea He that hath a saving interest in Christ, shall be full and rich, even when he is empty, wantful, and deprived of all creature-comforts.

1702 H. Michel Sovereignty Subj. unto Duty 16 Shou'd they not be such Nursing Mothers to their wantful Children both in Church and State.

1725 H. Baker Orig. Poems 1 Let me be Above Contempt, and wantful Poverty.

2. Characterized by desire for things; full of wants.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > necessity > condition of being necessary > need or want > [adjective]

needful1432

suffretous1481

needing1569

indigent1589

wantful1840

1840 J. P. Greaves Let. 4 Sept. (1845) I. 196 My soul, that was working actively in lower regions, made itself wantful, lustful.

1889 Harper's Mag. Jan. 180/1 My Caesar's whims, which, day and night More wantful, do but grow with surfeiting.

1986 Billboard 5 July 85/2 The evil Ted Turner came looming out of the mist, evidently trying to savagely pillage CBS for his own wantful gain.

2007 Dayton (Ohio) News (Nexis) 18 May d4 For those of us in mid-life and later, the world is quite a different place. It's temporal, fleeting, full of other wantful, needful beings.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	wantful
释义	wantfuladj. Brit. /ˈwɒntf(ᵿ)l/, U.S. /ˈwɑntf(ə)l/ Forms: see want adj. and n.² and -ful suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: want n.², -ful suffix. Etymology: < want n.² + -ful suffix. Compare earlier wanting adj. Compare also earlier wantless adj. †1. Characterized by deficiency or need; poor, needy. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > poverty > [adjective] > poor havelessOE unrichOE waedlec1000 armOE nakedOE helplessc1175 wantsomec1175 poora1200 barec1220 needfula1225 misease?c1225 unwealya1300 needyc1325 feeblec1330 poorful1372 mischievousc1390 miseasedc1390 indigentc1400 meanc1400 naughtyc1400 succourless1412 unwealthyc1412 behove1413 misterousa1425 misterfulc1480 miserablec1485 beggarly1545 starved1563 threadbare1577 penurious1590 fortuneless1596 wealthless1605 wantful1607 necessitous1611 inopulent1613 titheless1615 egene1631 starveling1638 necessitated1646 inopious1656 parsimonious1782 unopulent1782 lacking1805 bushed1819 obolary1820 ill-to-do1853 down at heel1856 po'1866 needsome1870 down-at-heeled1884 rocky1921 1607 G. Markham First Pt. First Bk. Eng. Arcadia f. 15^v Euerie eye might see the disgrace was begot more through a wilfull madnesse, then eyther a negligent carelesnesse, or a wantfull needinesse. 1661 T. Goddard Characters of True Beleever 16 in Miscellanea He that hath a saving interest in Christ, shall be full and rich, even when he is empty, wantful, and deprived of all creature-comforts. 1702 H. Michel Sovereignty Subj. unto Duty 16 Shou'd they not be such Nursing Mothers to their wantful Children both in Church and State. 1725 H. Baker Orig. Poems 1 Let me be Above Contempt, and wantful Poverty. 2. Characterized by desire for things; full of wants. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > necessity > condition of being necessary > need or want > [adjective] needful1432 suffretous1481 needing1569 indigent1589 wantful1840 1840 J. P. Greaves Let. 4 Sept. (1845) I. 196 My soul, that was working actively in lower regions, made itself wantful, lustful. 1889 Harper's Mag. Jan. 180/1 My Caesar's whims, which, day and night More wantful, do but grow with surfeiting. 1986 Billboard 5 July 85/2 The evil Ted Turner came looming out of the mist, evidently trying to savagely pillage CBS for his own wantful gain. 2007 Dayton (Ohio) News (Nexis) 18 May d4 For those of us in mid-life and later, the world is quite a different place. It's temporal, fleeting, full of other wantful, needful beings. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1607
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