wantonly


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
wanton/ˈwɒntən/
adjective
  • 1 (of a cruel or violent action) deliberate and unprovoked.
  • 2 sexually immodest or promiscuous.
  • 3 literary growing profusely; luxuriant.

    ■ lively; playful.

noun archaic a sexually immodest or promiscuous woman. verb archaic or literary
  • 1 play; frolic.
  • 2 behave in a sexually immodest or promiscuous way.
– derivatives
wantonly adverb,
wantonness noun.
– origin ME wantowen ‘rebellious, lacking discipline’, from wan- ‘badly’ + OE togen ‘trained’ (rel. to team and tow1).
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