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Meaning of wanton

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  wanton
      adj 1: occurring without motivation or provocation; "motiveless
             malignity"; "unprovoked and dastardly attack"-
             F.D.Roosevelt [syn: {motiveless}, {unprovoked}, {wanton}]
      2: casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy
         virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women";
         "wanton behavior" [syn: {easy}, {light}, {loose},
         {promiscuous}, {sluttish}, {wanton}]
      n 1: lewd or lascivious woman
      v 1: waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently [syn:
           {piddle}, {wanton}, {wanton away}, {piddle away}, {trifle}]
      2: indulge in a carefree or voluptuous way of life
      3: spend wastefully; "wanton one's money away" [syn: {wanton},
         {wanton away}, {trifle away}]
      4: become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously [syn:
         {luxuriate}, {wanton}]
      5: engage in amorous play
      6: behave extremely cruelly and brutally

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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