WANTON

/หˆwษ’ntษ’n/
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W(4) A(1) N(1) T(1) O(1) N(1)
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Definition

/หˆwษ’ntษ’n/
noun
  1. A pampered or coddled person.
  2. An overly playful person; a trifler.
  3. A self-indulgent person, fond of excess.
  4. A lewd or immoral person, especially a prostitute.
verb
  1. To rove and ramble without restraint, rule, or limit; to revel; to play loosely; to frolic.
  2. To waste or squander, especially in pleasure (most often with away).
    “The young man wantoned away his inheritance.”
  3. To act wantonly; to be lewd or lascivious.
adjective
  1. Undisciplined, unruly; not able to be controlled.
  2. Playful, sportive; merry or carefree.
  3. Lewd, immoral; sexually open, unchaste.
  4. Capricious, reckless of morality, justice etc.; acting without regard for the law or the well-being of others; gratuitous.
  5. Extravagant, unrestrained, excessive.

Source: Wiktionary

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