āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
01
āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻā§āϤāĻāĻžāĻŦā§, āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž
in a way that is done deliberately without cause, often causing harm or damage
Formal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The soldiers wantonly damaged the village despite no resistance.
āϏā§āύā§āϝāϰāĻž āĻā§āύ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰā§āϧ āύāĻž āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž āϏāϤā§āϤā§āĻŦā§āĻ āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŽāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻā§āϤāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻā§āώāϤāĻŋāĻā§āϰāϏā§āϤ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤
02
āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻāύāĻžāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŦāĻ, āĻāĻĻāĻžāϏā§āύāĻāĻžāĻŦā§
in a careless or reckless way, without regard for consequences
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The manager was wantonly careless with the company's funds.
āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāύā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϰ āϤāĻšāĻŦāĻŋāϞā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻĻāĻžāϏā§āύāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ
āϏāĻžāĻŦāϧāĻžāύ āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤
03
āĻāĻžāĻŽā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§, āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖāĻšā§āύāĻāĻžāĻŦā§
in an openly lustful or sexually uncontrolled way
Disapproving
Old use
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The novel described her wantonly flirting at the party.
āĻāĻĒāύā§āϝāĻžāϏāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻāϞ āĻĢā§āϞāĻžāϰā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāύāĻž āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤
04
āĻ āϤā§āϝāϧāĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§, āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻāϰā§
in an excessive or uncontrolled way
Formal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The garden grew wantonly after weeks of heavy rain.
āĻāϤ āĻāϝāĻŧā§āĻ āϏāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻš āϧāϰ⧠āĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻŦā§āώā§āĻāĻŋāϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāύāĻāĻŋ āĻ
āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŋāϤāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻāĻ ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
05
āĻāĻā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻāϞāĻāĻžāĻŦā§, āĻĒā§āϰāĻĢā§āϞā§āϞāĻāĻžāĻŦā§
in a playful or lively manner, showing carefree or spirited behavior
Formal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Leaves danced wantonly in the autumn breeze.
āĻĒāĻžāϤāĻžāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻļāϰāϤā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽā§āĻĻā§ āύāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāϤā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
wantonly
wanton
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