wantonly
/ˈwɒntənli/
wantonly adverb: in a wanton manner.
Adverb
wantonly (comparative more wantonly, superlative 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 […]1777, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The School for Scandal, II.ii
- I believe that I have no enemy on earth, and none surely would have been so wicked as to destroy me wantonly.1816 June – 1817 April/May (date written), [Mary Shelley], chapter VII, in Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. […], volume I, London: […] [Macdonald and Son] for Lackington, Hughes, Harding...
wantonly meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
wantonly in Tamil
- வேண்டுமென்றே
wantonly in Urdu
- بےفکری سے
wantonly in Bengali
- উচ্ছৃঙ্খল, স্বেচ্ছাচারীভাবে
wantonly in Malayalam
- നിയന്ത്രണമില്ലാതെ, വിനോദമായി, അതിക്രമമായി
Forms of wantonly
| comparative | more wantonly |
|---|---|
| superlative | most wantonly |
Origin of wantonly
From Middle English wantounly, wantounliche, equivalent to wanton + -ly.
Questions about wantonly
- What does wantonly mean?
- Wantonly means in a wanton manner.
- What is wantonly in Tamil?
- Wantonly in Tamil is வேண்டுமென்றே. See Wantonly meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is wantonly?
- Wantonly is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce wantonly?
- Wantonly is pronounced /ˈwɒntənli/.
Words near wantonly in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: wantonly (page history and authors); wantonly (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); wantonly (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); wantonly (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); wantonly (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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