2syllables
wanton
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Definitions ofwanton
1noun
- A pampered or coddled person.
- An overly playful person; a trifler.
- A self-indulgent person, fond of excess.
- A lewd or immoral person, especially a prostitute.
1verb
- To rove and ramble without restraint, rule, or limit; to revel; to play loosely; to frolic.
- To waste or squander, especially in pleasure (most often with away).
Example: "The young man wantoned away his inheritance."
- To act wantonly; to be lewd or lascivious.
1adjective
- Undisciplined, unruly; not able to be controlled.
- 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.
- Extravagant, unrestrained, excessive.
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