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wanton

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  1. supererogatory        
 
1. wan.ton \'wo.nt-*n, 'wa:nt-\ \-*n-(n)*s\ aj [ME, fr. wan- deficient, 
   wrong, mis- (fr. OE, fr. wan deficient) +]towen, pp. of teen to draw, 
   train, discipline, fr. OE te-on - more at TOW archaic  1: UNDISCIPLINED, 
   UNRULY  2: FROLICSOME  3: UNCHASTE, LEWD; also : SENSUAL  obs  4: 
   VOLUPTUOUS  5a: MERCILESS, INHUMANE {~ cruelty}  5b: having no just 
   foundation or provocation : MALICIOUS {a ~  attack} 6: UNRESTRAINED, 
   EXTRAVAGANT; esp : luxuriantly rank  - wan.ton.ly av
2. wanton n 1: a pampered person or animal : PET; esp : a spoiled child  2: 
   a frolicsome child or animal  3a: a person given to luxurious 
   self-enjoyment  3b: a lascivious person 
3. wanton vi : to be wanton or act wantonly to pass or waste wantonly or in 
   wantonness  - wan.ton.er n