Wanthriven

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Stunted; ill-grown; decayed; in a state of decline. Scotland, dialectal
  2. 2
    Emaciated; weakly. Scotland, dialectal

Etymology

From wan- + thriven. More at wan-, thrive.

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