PEARLS OF SLAPSTICKY WISDOM

2008-09-10

Ms. Understood

Warrior is as warrior does.

wanton (wŏn'tən)

adj.
1. Immoral or unchaste; lewd.
2.1 Gratuitously cruel; merciless.
2.2 Marked by unprovoked, gratuitous maliciousness; capricious and unjust: wanton destruction.
3. Unrestrainedly excessive: wanton extravagance; wanton depletion of oil reserves.
4. Luxuriant; overabundant: wanton tresses.
5. Frolicsome; playful.
6. Undisciplined; spoiled.
7. Obsolete. Rebellious; refractory.

v.,
-toned, -ton·ing, -tons.

v.intr.
To act, grow, or move in a wanton manner; be wanton.

v.tr.
To waste or squander extravagantly.

n.
1. One who is immoral, lewd, or licentious.
2. One that is playful or frolicsome.
3. One that is undisciplined or spoiled.

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