wantonly

/ˈwɒntənli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.28 in modern English

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adv

"Undoubtedly Madam—and it has always been a sentiment of mine—that to propagate a malicious Truth wantonly—is more despicable than to falsify from Revenge […]"
"I believe that I have no enemy on earth, and none surely would have been so wicked as to destroy me wantonly."

From Middle English wantounly, wantounliche, equivalent to wanton + -ly.

more wantonly (comparative) most wantonly (superlative)

wontedly

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How do you pronounce wantonly?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɒntənli/.

What does wantonly mean?

In a wanton manner.

Where does wantonly come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

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