wantonly

[US]/'wɔntənli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. in a wanton or playful manner.

Phrases & Collocations

act wantonly

behave wantonly

spend wantonly

Example Sentences

After the millenary of tentative idea, mankind can roam wantonly in infinite universe , is that to be so secret, so magical!

The dictator wantonly oppressed his people.

The vandal wantonly destroyed public property.

She wantonly spent all her money on frivolous things.

The reckless driver wantonly endangered the lives of others.

The company wantonly polluted the river without any regard for the environment.

The criminal wantonly disregarded the law and continued to commit crimes.

The child wantonly broke all the rules at school.

The hacker wantonly breached the security of the company's database.

The soldier wantonly fired upon innocent civilians.

The artist wantonly splattered paint on the canvas, creating a chaotic masterpiece.

Real-world Examples

Hang on such thorns and play as wantonly When summer's breath their masked buds discloses

Source: The complete original version of the sonnet.

I've just come from downstairs, where I learnt that my timetable has been wantonly disregarded.

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Segmented Version) Season 2

The wantonly libeled men had thus become creditors of the libeler!

Source: American Original Language Arts Volume 5

One officer, who fired through blinds, was charged with wantonly endangering the neighbours.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

No one else grubs up the moss so wantonly as Tommy Brock.

Source: Peter Rabbit and His Friends (Part 2)

Wars would, in general, be more speedily concluded, and less wantonly undertaken.

Source: The Wealth of Nations (Part Five)

A spokesperson from China's top legislature says the bill is full of Cold War mentality and ideological bias and wantonly attacks China's development strategies.

Source: CRI Online April 2021 Collection

I was clearly signed up to use the mainframe in Buckman 204, and Dr. Winkle just wantonly ripped the signup sheet off the wall.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 2

Hankison had shown " extreme indifference to the value of human life" when he " wantonly and blindly" shot 10 rounds of gunfire into Taylor's apartment.

Source: VOA Special September 2020 Collection

The foresight of the heavy and unavoidable burdens of war would hinder the people from wantonly calling for it when there was no real or solid interest to fight for.

Source: The Wealth of Nations (Part Five)

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