See Also: wantonly(dictionary)

wantonly (iou)



wantonly adverb. LME.
[from WANTON adjective + -LY2.]
Lewdly, lasciviously; voluptuously, luxuriously. LME.
C. Dexter The front of her dressing-gown gaped wantonly open.
Frolicsomely, playfully, light-heartedly. LME.
Without regard for right or consequences; recklessly, gratuitously; wilfully. LME.
A. Burgess A handsome coin called a half-crown (wantonly killed by the decimal reformists of the 1970s).