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wantonly
wan·ton W0025900 (wŏn′tən)adj.1. a. Lascivious or promiscuous. Used especially of women.b. Exciting or expressing sexual desire: a wanton pose.2. Marked by unprovoked, gratuitous maliciousness; capricious and unjust: wanton destruction.3. Unrestrainedly excessive: wanton extravagance.4. Luxuriant; overabundant: wanton tresses.5. Frolicsome; playful: a wanton fawn.6. Obsolete Rebellious; refractory.intr.v. wan·toned, wan·ton·ing, wan·tons 1. To behave in a wanton manner; act lasciviously.2. To move idly or playfully.n. One, especially a woman, who is licentious or promiscuous.
[Middle English wantowen : wan-, not, lacking (from Old English; see euə- in Indo-European roots) + towen, past participle of teen, to bring up (from Old English tēon, to lead, draw; see deuk- in Indo-European roots).]
wan′ton·ly adv.wan′ton·ness n.Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. | wantonly - in a wanton manner; "the animals were killed wantonly for sport" | | 2. | wantonly - in a licentious and promiscuous manner; "this young girl has to share a room with her mother who lives promiscuously"licentiously, promiscuously |
Translationswanton (ˈwontən) adjective1. without reason; motiveless. wanton cruelty; the wanton destruction of property. 無理的，蠻橫地 无理的2. (of a person) immoral. wanton young women. 淫蕩的 淫荡的ˈwantonly adverb 蠻橫地 放肆地ˈwantonness noun 蠻橫，淫蕩 放肆，嬉戏 LegalSeeWantonwantonly
Related to wantonly: expedientlySynonyms for wantonlyadv in a licentious and promiscuous mannerSynonyms- licentiously
- promiscuously
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