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Immoral or unchaste; lewd.
(adjective)
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Gratuitously cruel; merciless.
(adjective)
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Marked by unprovoked, gratuitous maliciousness; capricious and unjust: wanton destruction.
(adjective)
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Unrestrainedly excessive: wanton extravagance; wanton depletion of oil reserves.
(adjective)
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Luxuriant; overabundant: wanton tresses.
(adjective)
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