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Noun
S:
(n)
wanton
(lewd or lascivious woman)
Verb
S:
(v)
piddle
,
wanton
,
wanton away
,
piddle away
,
trifle
(waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently)
S:
(v)
wanton
(indulge in a carefree or voluptuous way of life)
S:
(v)
wanton
,
wanton away
,
trifle away
(spend wastefully)
"wanton one's money away"
S:
(v)
luxuriate
,
wanton
(become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously)
S:
(v)
wanton
(engage in amorous play)
S:
(v)
wanton
(behave extremely cruelly and brutally)
Adjective
S:
(adj)
motiveless
,
unprovoked
,
wanton
(occurring without motivation or provocation)
"motiveless malignity"; "unprovoked and dastardly attack"- F.D.Roosevelt
S:
(adj)
easy
,
light
,
loose
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promiscuous
,
sluttish
,
wanton
(casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior)
"her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior"
similar to
S:
(adj)
unchaste
(not chaste)
"unchaste conduct"
derivationally related form
antonym