wantonly
adverb/ˈwɒntənli/
/ˈwɑːntənli/
- (formal) in a way that causes harm or damage deliberately and for no acceptable reason
- His behaviour seems wantonly cruel.
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- (old-fashioned, disapproving) in a way that is sexually immoral
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