wanton
adjective/ˈwɒntən/
/ˈwɑːntən/
(formal)- [usually before noun] causing harm or damage deliberately and for no acceptable reason
- wanton destruction
- a wanton disregard for human life
- the wanton killing of innocent creatures
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- (old-fashioned, disapproving) (most often used about a woman) behaving in a way that is thought to be immoral; thought to have many sexual partnersTopics Personal qualitiesc2
Word OriginMiddle English wantowen ‘rebellious, lacking discipline’, from wan- ‘badly’ + Old English togen ‘trained’ (related to team and tow).
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