Word of the Day for Tuesday, January 27, 2009
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wanton \WON-tn\, adjective:
wanton \WON-tn\, adjective:
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1. reckless, heartless, or malicious; without reason or excuse
1. reckless, heartless, or malicious; without reason or excuse
2. not moral; lewd, lascivious
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The B.O. has a wanton contempt toward anyone that challenges or disagrees with him!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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c 1300, wan-towen, from Middle English privative prefix wan- "wanting, lacking" (from Old English wan "wanting") + togen/teon "to train, discipline;" literally "to pull, draw," from Proto Germanic *teuhan. The basic notion perhaps is "ill-bred, poorly brought up."
c 1300, wan-towen, from Middle English privative prefix wan- "wanting, lacking" (from Old English wan "wanting") + togen/teon "to train, discipline;" literally "to pull, draw," from Proto Germanic *teuhan. The basic notion perhaps is "ill-bred, poorly brought up."
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