wantonly

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wantonly

/ˈwɒntənli/

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From Middle English wantounly, wantounliche, equivalent to wanton + -ly.

adverb more wantonly · most wantonly

In a wanton manner. Undoubtedly Madam—and it has always been a sentiment of mine—that to propagate a malicious Truth wantonly—is more despicable than to falsify from Revenge […]

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@misc{wantonly_2026,
  title = {wantonly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wantonly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}