"wantonly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more wantonly [comparative], most wantonly [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English wantounly, wantounliche, equivalent to wanton + -ly. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|wantounly}} Middle English wantounly, {{m|enm|wantounliche}} wantounliche, {{suffix|en|wanton|ly}} wanton + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} wantonly (comparative more wantonly, superlative most wantonly)
  1. in a wanton manner. Related terms: wontedly
    Sense id: en-wantonly-en-adv-utKwbtSZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly

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