wantful adjective2 •Full of want or lack; lacking; poor.Nor rank, nor wealth, I ask, but let me be Above contempt, and wantful poverty. — 1807 •Full of want or desire; desirous.Greaves's soul had up to that moment been "wantful, lustful,” and "working actively in lower regions,” but now it became “receptive of Spirit from the higher elements. — 2010 formsmore wantful · most wantful