wag-wanton

名词 n. 形容词 adj. 副词 adv.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. quaking grass: any of a genus, Briza, of grasses UK,countable,obsolete,regional,uncountable
  2. a sexually promiscuous person UK,obsolete,regional
形容词 adj.
  1. Synonym of wanton. UK,obsolete,regional
    — No man durst scarce this wag-wanton touch.
副词 adv.
  1. rowdily (in a manner lacking order) UK,obsolete,regional
    — [T]hen euery little childe that playeth wag-wanton[…]
  2. promiscuously (indiscriminately or wantonly choosing one's sexual partners) UK,obsolete,regional
    — Well hit, but, to the fourth now: Wagge-wanton with his mistresse.

词形变化

wag-wantons plural wag-wantons plural wagge-wanton alternative more wag-wanton comparative most wag-wanton superlative wagge-wanton alternative more wag-wanton comparative most wag-wanton superlative wagge-wanton alternative

词汇关系

近义词
rakehell disorderly

词源

词源 1
Compound of wag + wanton, referring to the shaking of Briza flowers in the breeze.
词源 2
Formed independently as a compound from the etymology above, with wanton being used in the sense of sexual promiscuity. First attested in 1601.
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