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wanton

[ won-tn ]

adjective

  1. done, shown, used, etc., maliciously or unjustifiably:

    a wanton attack; wanton cruelty.

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  2. deliberate and without motive or provocation; uncalled-for; headstrong; willful:

    Why jeopardize your career in such a wanton way?

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  3. without regard for what is right, just, humane, etc.; careless; reckless:

    a wanton attacker of religious convictions.

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  4. sexually lawless or unrestrained; loose; lascivious; lewd:

    wanton behavior.

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  5. extravagantly or excessively luxurious, as a person, manner of living, or style.

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  6. luxuriant, as vegetation.
  7. Archaic.
    1. sportive or frolicsome, as children or young animals.
    2. having free play:

      wanton breezes; a wanton brook.



noun

  1. a wanton or lascivious person, especially a woman.

verb (used without object)

  1. to behave in a wanton manner; become wanton.

verb (used with object)

  1. to squander, especially in pleasure (often followed by away ):

    to wanton away one's inheritance.

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wanton

/ 藞飞蓲苍迟蓹苍 /

adjective

  1. dissolute, licentious, or immoral
  2. without motive, provocation, or justification

    wanton destruction

  3. maliciously and unnecessarily cruel or destructive
  4. unrestrained

    wanton spending

  5. archaic.
    playful or capricious
  6. archaic.
    (of vegetation, etc) luxuriant or superabundant
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a licentious person, esp a woman
  2. a playful or capricious person
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. intr to behave in a wanton manner
  2. tr to squander or waste
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞飞补苍迟辞苍苍别蝉蝉, noun
  • 藞飞补苍迟辞苍濒测, adverb
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 飞补苍路迟辞苍路濒测 adverb
  • 飞补苍路迟辞苍路苍别蝉蝉 noun
  • 耻苍路飞补苍路迟辞苍 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of wanton1

First recorded in 1250鈥1300; Middle English wantowen, literally, 鈥渦ndisciplined, ill-reared,鈥 Old English wan- 鈥渘ot鈥 + togen, past participle of 迟脓辞苍 鈥渢o discipline, rear,鈥 cognate with German ziehen, Latin 诲奴肠别谤别 鈥渢o lead鈥; akin to tow 1
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of wanton1

C13 wantowen (in the obsolete sense: unmanageable, unruly): from wan- (prefix equivalent to un- 1; related to Old English wanian to wane ) + -towen, from Old English togen brought up, from 迟脓辞苍 to bring up
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She鈥檚 also expressed concerns about Elon Musk鈥檚 wanton assault on federal employees.

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Mr Goozee, who handed each of them a 12-month community order, said the pair had committed "an act of wanton vandalism".

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He values skill, graciousness, and intellect and detests wanton corruption 鈥 especially when it touches him or someone he cares about.

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For years, Bridget longed for love to make her life perfect, playing the part of the girlfriend, the mistress and the wanton sex goddess.

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Lawyers for Ms Vince, 50, said her ex-husband, 63, had been giving away their matrimonial assets in a "wanton and reckless" fashion.

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