Meaning

2 senses
  1. Full of want or lack; lacking; poor.

  2. Full of want or desire; desirous.

Origin

From want + -ful. Compare wishful, wistful, etc.

From want + -ful. Compare wishful, wistful, etc.

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Forms

more wantful, most wantful
Comparativemore wantful Lesson
Superlativemost wantful Lesson

regular

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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