"wantsome" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more wantsome [comparative], most wantsome [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English wantsum, equivalent to want + -some. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|wantsum}} Middle English wantsum, {{suffix|en|want|some}} want + -some Head templates: {{en-adj}} wantsome (comparative more wantsome, superlative most wantsome)
  1. (obsolete) Poor; needy. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-wantsome-en-adj-lqfXftH2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -some

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