wanton

/ˈwɒntɒn//ˈwɒntən//ˈwɑntən/

noun

  1. 1

    A pampered or coddled person.

  2. 2

    An overly playful person; a trifler.

  3. 3

    A self-indulgent person, fond of excess.

  4. 4

    A lewd or immoral person, especially a prostitute.

verb

  1. 1

    To rove and ramble without restraint, rule, or limit; to revel; to play loosely; to frolic.

  2. 2

    To waste or squander, especially in pleasure (most often with away).

    The young man wantoned away his inheritance.
  3. 3

    To act wantonly; to be lewd or lascivious.

adjective

  1. 1

    Undisciplined, unruly; not able to be controlled.

  2. 2

    Playful, sportive; merry or carefree.

  3. 3

    Lewd, immoral; sexually open, unchaste.

  4. 4

    Capricious, reckless of morality, justice etc.; acting without regard for the law or the well-being of others; gratuitous.

  5. 5

    Extravagant, unrestrained, excessive.

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