单词 | wanton |
释义 | Word Frequency wanton(ˈwɒntən) 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 Derived forms wantonly (ˈwantonly) adverb wantonness (ˈwantonness) noun Word origin C13 wantowen (in the obsolete sense: unmanageable, unruly): from wan- (prefix equivalent to un-1; related to Old English wanian to wane) + -towen, from Old English togen brought up, from tēon to bring up |
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