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Word: Wanton
Speech Type: Adjective
Middle English wantowen ‘rebellious, lacking discipline’, from wan- ‘badly’ + Old English togen ‘trained’ (related to team and tow)
ˈwɒnt(ə)n
(of a cruel or violent action) deliberate and unprovoked
Short Definition:deliberate and unprovoked
Examples:- sheer wanton vandalism
sexually unrestrained or having many casual sexual relationships (typically used of a woman)
Short Definition:sexually unrestrained
Examples:- her cheeks burned as she recalled how forward she had been, how wanton
growing profusely; luxuriant
Short Definition:growing profusely
Examples:- where wanton ivy twines
Word: Wanton
Speech Type: Noun
ˈwɒnt(ə)n
a sexually unrestrained woman
Short Definition:sexually unrestrained woman
Examples:- she'd behaved like a wanton
Word: Wanton
Speech Type: Verb
ˈwɒnt(ə)n
play; frolic
Short Definition:play
Examples:- they sat gazing at the white-flecked pure blue sea and the various gulls that wantoned in the wake
- the sea breeze wantoned among the quivering leaves of the chestnut tree
behave in a sexually unrestrained way
Short Definition:behave in sexually unrestrained way
Examples:- women who have wantoned with suitors
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