wantwit

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Noun

wantwit (plural wantwits)

1. A person wanting or lacking wit or sense; a fool.
   • circa 1596-97 William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, Act I scene i:

     […] And such a wantwit sadness makes of me,

     That I have much ado to know myself.

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