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wanton
adj wantoner, wantonest
    1. Thoughtlessly and needlessly cruel.
    2. Motiveless.
      Example: wanton destruction
    3. Sexually immoral; lewd or licentious.
    4. Unrestrained or prodigal.
      Thesaurus: unrestrained, abandoned, reckless, unreserved, extravagant, free, unfettered.
    5. old use
      Playfully fanciful; whimsical.
noun
    1. old use
      A wanton woman.
Derivative: wantonly
adverb
    Derivative: wantonness
    noun
      Etymology: Anglo-Saxon wan- not + togen disciplined.



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