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merciless, inhumane; having no just foundation or provocation : malicious; being without check or limitation: such as… See the full definition
WANTON definition: 1. (of something bad, such as damage, cruelty, waste) extreme and showing no care at all: 2. (of a…. Learn more.
Wanton definition: done, shown, used, etc., maliciously or unjustifiably. See examples of WANTON used in a sentence.
A wanton action deliberately causes harm, damage, or waste without having any reason to. ...this unnecessary and wanton destruction of our environment. Wanton violence is now becoming a regular feature of urban life. His diaries were wantonly destroyed.
Wanton describes something excessive, uncontrolled and sometimes even cruel. The principal sees a food fight as a wanton act of vandalism done with wanton disregard for the rules, but the kids might just see it as fun.
1. done maliciously or unjustifiably: wanton cruelty. 2. deliberate and without motive; unprovoked: a wanton attack. 3. without regard for what is right, just, etc.; reckless: wanton assassination of a person's character. 4. sexually unrestrained; lascivious; lewd: wanton behavior.
wanton. adjective. /ˈwɒntən/. /ˈwɑːntən/. (formal) [usually before noun] causing harm or damage deliberately and for no acceptable reason. wanton destruction. a wanton disregard for human life. the wanton killing of innocent creatures.
