Word Meaning

wanton definition and meaning

v. t. Untrained; undisciplined; unrestrained; hence, loose; free; luxuriant; roving; sportive.
v. t. Wandering from moral rectitude; perverse; dissolute.
v. t. Specifically: Deviating from the rules of chastity; lewd; lustful; lascivious; libidinous; lecherous.
v. t. Reckless; heedless; as, wanton mischief.
n. A roving, frolicsome thing; a trifler; -- used rarely as a term of endearment.
n. One brought up without restraint; a pampered pet.
n. A lewd person; a lascivious man or woman.
v. i. To rove and ramble without restraint, rule, or limit; to revel; to play loosely; to frolic.
v. i. To sport in lewdness; to play the wanton; to play lasciviously.
v. t. To cause to become wanton; also, to waste in wantonness.

Crossword clues for wanton

- Motivelessly cruel
- Unjust
- unjustifiable
- Wasteful