Wantonly

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Wantonly \Wan"ton*ly\, adv.
     1. In a wanton manner; without regularity or restraint;
        loosely; sportively; gayly; playfully; recklessly;
        lasciviously.
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     2. Unintentionally; accidentally. [Obs.] --J. Dee.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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"
          [syn: {licentiously}, {promiscuously}]