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| wan·ton [ wóntən ] |
adjective |
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1. sexually indiscriminate: lacking restraint or inhibition, especially in sexual behavior
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2. random: lacking reason or provocation
  wanton violence and destruction
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3. desiring to do harm: done out of a desire to cause harm
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4. excessive: unrestrained, heedless of reasonable limits, or characterized by greed and extravagance
wanton indulgence
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5. unruly: lacking discipline
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6. lush: growing luxuriantly
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archaic
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7. playful: engaged in play that is carefree
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archaic
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noun (plural wan·tons) |
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somebody without sexual restraint: a lascivious or sexually uninhibited person
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intransitive verb (past and past participle wan·toned, present participle wan·ton·ing, 3rd person present singular wan·tons) |
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be wanton: to behave in a wanton manner
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archaic
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| [14th century. < Old English wan- "un-" + togen "disciplined" < tēon "train, discipline, pull"] |
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| wan·ton·ly adverb |
| wan·ton·ness noun |
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