EGAVE

wanton

About 1.16 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adjective Undisciplined, unruly; not able to be controlled.
  2. adjective Playful, sportive; merry or carefree.
  3. adjective Lewd, immoral; sexually open, unchaste.
  4. adjective Capricious, reckless of morality, justice etc.; acting without regard for the law or the well-being of others; gratuitous.
  5. adjective Extravagant, unrestrained, excessive.
  6. noun A pampered or coddled person.
  7. noun An overly playful person; a trifler.
  8. noun A self-indulgent person, fond of excess.

Similar words

piddle away unmotivated unprovoked easy luxuriate motiveless loose unchaste promiscuous sluttish

Often followed by

and destruction cruelty or disregard in waste act boys

Word family

wantoned wantoner wantoners wantoning wantonly wantonness wantonnesses wantons

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