different between wantish vs wontish

wantish

English

Etymology

From want +? -ish.

Adjective

wantish (comparative more wantish, superlative most wantish)

  1. Of or suggesting lack or want; meagre; lean; lacking.
    wantish flesh
  2. Suggesting or pertaining to wants or desires; desirous.
    She's wantish and never satisfied.

Anagrams

  • washint

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wontish

English

Etymology

From wont (custom, habit) +? -ish.

Adjective

wontish (comparative more wontish, superlative most wontish)

  1. Of or suggestive of a wont; customary; usual; habitual.
    • 1999, Gilbert Sorrentino, Crystal Vision:
      He garbs himself in raiments and costumes that make him appear to the naked eyes to be somebody else. The press, in its wontish way, goes wild.

Synonyms

  • wonted

Anagrams

  • Whiston, Whitson, townish

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