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Wantonly

//ˈwɒntənli// adv

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Adverb
  1. 1
    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 […]"

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a licentious and promiscuous manner wordnet
  2. 2
    in a wanton manner wordnet

Etymology

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

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