How to pronounce “wanton”

Meaning

• [Adjective]
• (archaic) Undisciplined, unruly; not able to be controlled.
• (obsolete) Playful, sportive; merry or carefree.
• Lewd, immoral; sexually open, unchaste.
• Capricious, reckless of morality, justice etc.; acting without regard for the law or the well-being of others; gratuitous.
• (archaic) Extravagant, unrestrained, excessive.
• [Noun]
• A pampered or coddled person.
• An overly playful person; a trifler.
• A self-indulgent person, fond of excess.
• (archaic) A lewd or immoral person, especially a prostitute.
• [Verb]
• (intransitive) To rove and ramble without restraint, rule, or limit; to revel; to play loosely; to frolic.
• (transitive) To waste or squander, especially in pleasure (most often with away).
• (intransitive) To act wantonly; to be lewd or lascivious.

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