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English Dictionary: wantonly by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wantonly
adv
  1. in a wanton manner; "the animals were killed wantonly for sport"
  2. in a licentious and promiscuous manner; "this young girl has to share a room with her mother who lives promiscuously"
    Synonym(s): licentiously, wantonly, promiscuously
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Wantonly \Wan"ton*ly\, adv.
      1. In a wanton manner; without regularity or restraint;
            loosely; sportively; gayly; playfully; recklessly;
            lasciviously.
  
      2. Unintentionally; accidentally. [Obs.] --J. Dee.
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