单词 | wanton |
释义 | wanton adj., n., & v. --adj   1. licentious; lewd; sexually promiscuous.   2. capricious; random; arbitrary; motiveless (wanton destruction; wanton wind).   3. luxuriant; unrestrained (wanton profusion).   4. archaic playful; sportive (a wanton child). --n literary an immoral or licentious person, esp. a woman. --vintr. literary 1 gambol; sport; move capriciously.   2. (foll. by with) behave licentiously. Derivatives wantonly adv. wantonness n. Etymology: ME wantowen (wan- UN-(1) + towen f. OE togen past part. of teon discipline, rel. to TEAM) |
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