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View definitions for wanton

wanton

adjective as in extravagant, lustful

noun as in profligate person

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He was previously tried by a Kentucky state jury in March 2022, and acquitted on three counts of felony wanton endangerment.

From BBC

But because the delays and discharges occurred in an area of the hospital classified as an emergency room, lawyers said that Texas law set a much higher burden of proof: “willful and wanton negligence.”

From Salon

This was a deliberate and wanton slaughter of civilians.

Predictably, the mainstream news media, pundits and responsible political watchers stood aghast at Trump’s celebration of wanton violence.

From Salon

This is following Israel's recent attacks on Lebanon which Stewart, using Netanyahu's own words, said was the “wanton rocketing” of other nations.

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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