Wantonly — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

in a wanton manner

in a licentious and promiscuous manner

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈɔntənli/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈɒntənli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈɒntənli/

3 syllables Say it as /wˈɔntənli/.

Examples

the animals were killed wantonly for sport
this young girl has to share a room with her mother who lives promiscuously

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

promiscuously licentiously

Parts of Speech

adverb	in a wanton manner “the animals were killed wantonly for sport”
adverb	in a licentious and promiscuous manner “this young girl has to share a room with her mother who lives promiscuously”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

mutwillig

auf mutwillige Weise

🇫🇷French

sans raison

d'une manière gratuite

🇪🇸Spanish

sin motivo

de manera desenfrenada

🇮🇹Italian

sfrenatamente

in modo sfrenato

🇳🇱Dutch

moedwillig

op een moedwillige manier

🇵🇹Portuguese

desenfreadamente

de maneira desenfreada

🇷🇺Russian

бессмысленно

бессмысленным образом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बेहूदगी

मनमाने तरीके से

🇧🇩Bengali

ইচ্ছাকৃতভাবে

অযৌক্তিকভাবে

🇮🇳Tamil

தேவையற்றது

ஒரு விரும்பத்தகாத முறையில்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఇష్టపూర్వకంగా

అనాలోచిత పద్ధతిలో

🇮🇳Marathi

उदासीनपणे

अविचारी पद्धतीने

🇮🇳Gujarati

અનિચ્છનીય

અયોગ્ય રીતે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಪೇಕ್ಷೆಯಿಂದ

ಅನಗತ್ಯ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വെറുതെ

അനാവശ്യമായ രീതിയിൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਚੈਨੀ ਨਾਲ

ਬੇਤੁਕੇ ਢੰਗ ਨਾਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے مقصد

بے ہودہ انداز میں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

肆意地

🇯🇵Japanese

むやみに

理不尽なやり方で

🇰🇷Korean

제멋대로

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bừa bãi

một cách bừa bãi

🇹🇭Thai

อย่างป่าเถื่อน

ในลักษณะที่ป่าเถื่อน

🇮🇩Indonesian

sembarangan

dengan cara yang nakal

🇵🇭Filipino

walang kabuluhan

sa walang habas na paraan

🇲🇾Malay

sesuka hati

dengan cara yang tidak senonoh

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بشكل تعسفي

بطريقة وحشية

🇮🇷Persian

ناخواسته

به شیوه ای ناخواسته

🇹🇷Turkish

ahlaksız

ahlaksız bir şekilde

🇮🇱Hebrew

בחוסר רצון

בצורה מופקרת

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What is the primary definition of the word 'wantonly'?

The primary meaning of 'wantonly' is 'in a wanton manner'.

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Using 'wantonly' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'wantonly' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'wantonly' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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