wanton
11wanton — Reckless, heedless, malicious; characterized by extreme recklessness or foolhardiness; recklessly disregardful of the rights or safety of others or of consequences. In re Wegner, C.C.A.I11., 88 F.2d 899, 902. Means undisciplined, unruly, marked… …
12wanton — wantonly, adv. wantonness, n. /won tn/, adj. 1. done, shown, used, etc., maliciously or unjustifiably: a wanton attack; wanton cruelty. 2. deliberate and without motive or provocation; uncalled for; headstrong; willful: Why jeopardize your career …
13wanton — wan•ton [[t]ˈwɒn tn[/t]] adj. 1) done maliciously or unjustifiably: wanton cruelty[/ex] 2) deliberate and without motive; unprovoked: a wanton attack[/ex] 3) without regard for what is right, just, etc.; reckless: wanton assassination of a person …
14wanton — {{11}}wanton (adj.) c.1300, wan towen, resistant to control; willful, from Middle English privative prefix wan wanting, lacking (from O.E. wan wanting; see WANE (Cf. wane)) + togen, pp. of teon to train, discipline; lit. to pull, draw, from P.Gmc …
15wanton — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from wan deficient, wrong, mis (from Old English, from wan deficient) + towen, past participle of teen to draw, train, discipline, from Old English tēon more at tow Date: 14th century 1. a. archaic hard to… …
16wanton — /ˈwɒntən / (say wontuhn) adjective 1. done, shown, used, etc., maliciously or unjustifiably: *my father, appalled by the wanton destruction of the bird life he loved, brought in a bill for its protection –mary durack, 1959. 2. deliberate and… …
17wanton — [[t]wɒ̱ntən[/t]] 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n A wanton action deliberately causes harm, damage, or waste without having any reason to. ...this unnecessary and wanton destruction of our environment... Wanton violence is now becoming a regular feature of… …
18wanton — wan|ton [ˈwɔntən US ˈwo:n , ˈwa:n ] adj [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: wan wrongly, badly (from Old English wan lacking ) + towen, past participle of tee to pull, bring up, educate (11 16 centuries) (from Old English teon)] 1.) deliberately harming… …
19wanton — adjective 1 wanton cruelty, destruction etc deliberately harms someone or damages something for no reason: an act of wanton aggression 2 old fashioned a wanton woman is considered immoral because she has sex with a lot of men 3 formal… …
20wanton — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 licentious; lewd; sexually promiscuous. 2 capricious; random; arbitrary; motiveless (wanton destruction; wanton wind). 3 luxuriant; unrestrained (wanton profusion). 4 archaic playful; sportive (a wanton child). n. literary… …
