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Meanings of
wantonly
in English
In a licentious and promiscuous manner.
promiscuously
licentiously
Usage of
wantonly
in English
1
In other words, I
wantonly
ignite barns that belong to other people.
2
This is the third calamity in which he has
wantonly
involved himself.
3
Wars would, in general, be more speedily concluded, and less
wantonly
undertaken.
4
Prisoners were murdered in cold blood and women were
wantonly
shot down.
5
Never were the environs of a city so
wantonly
and recklessly degraded.
6
Ye have too cruel eyes, and ye look
wantonly
towards the sufferers.
7
The Master would not have allowed the suspense to dissipate so
wantonly
.
8
Such articles as the soldiers could not carry away they
wantonly
destroyed.
9
This was not the game they wanted, and they never killed
wantonly
.
10
Tables and chairs were
wantonly
smashed and there was black ruin everywhere.
11
The Airedale, Bondsman, had once been shot
wantonly
by a stray Apache.
12
No one else grubs up the moss so
wantonly
as Tommy Brock.
13
Many a mind misinterprets the thing seen, sometimes innocently, and again
wantonly
.
14
As he never
wantonly
gave so he never tamely brooked an indignity.
15
But Lee, he was the one who was
wantonly
disgracing their race.
16
She
wantonly
does things which she knows will cause me endless misery.
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wantonly
Adverb
Frequent collocations
wantonly cruel
wantonly wicked
kill wantonly
snap wantonly
appear wantonly
More collocations
Wantonly
through the time
Wantonly
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common