Witwanton

All epicures, witwantons, atheists.

And how dangerous it is for wit-wanton men to dance with their nice distinctions, on such mystical precipices, where slips in jest may cause deadly downfalls in earnest, …

Word-warriors and wit-wantons would waste their breath upon one whose book-hunger has won him so rich a meed, ...

The witwanton is always a little off in trying to be always GETTING MENTAL.

WITWANTON: One who tries to be cleverly amusing, but misses the mark.

… a citizen in Cheapside was executed as a traitor for saying he would make his son heir to the crown, though he only meant his own house, having a crown for the sign, more dangerous it is to wit-wanton it with the Majesty of God.

Wit-wanton it with lewd barbarity, …

And Master Lynch bade him have a care to flout and witwanton as the god self was angered for his hellprate and paganry.

Nor I will not suffer mine indignation so to witwanton with fair justice as persuade me to put the wite on Witchland.