Unwanton


adjective
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 in such a wanton way?
3.
without regard for what is right, just, humane, etc.; careless; reckless:
a wanton attacker of religious convictions.
4.
sexually lawless or unrestrained; loose; lascivious; lewd:
wanton behavior.
5.
extravagantly or excessively luxurious, as a person, manner of living, or style.
6.
luxuriant, as vegetation.
7.
Archaic.

sportive or frolicsome, as children or young animals.
having free play:
wanton breezes; a wanton brook.

noun
8.
a wanton or lascivious person, especially a woman.
verb (used without object)
9.
to behave in a wanton manner; become wanton.
verb (used with object)
10.
to squander, especially in pleasure (often followed by away):
to wanton away one’s inheritance.
adjective
1.
dissolute, licentious, or immoral
2.
without motive, provocation, or justification: wanton destruction
3.
maliciously and unnecessarily cruel or destructive
4.
unrestrained: wanton spending
5.
(archaic or poetic) playful or capricious
6.
(archaic) (of vegetation, etc) luxuriant or superabundant
noun
7.
a licentious person, esp a woman
8.
a playful or capricious person
verb
9.
(intransitive) to behave in a wanton manner
10.
(transitive) to squander or waste

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