Both Uses of
wanton
in
Brave New World
- For a moment the khaki mob was silent, petrified, at the spectacle of this wanton sacrilege, with amazement and horror.†
p. 213..3
- As flies to wanton boys are we to the gods; they kill us for their sport.
p. 254..6 *wanton = of something considered bad: excessive, thoughtless indulgence -- such as cruelty or violence
Definition:
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(wanton) of something considered bad: excessive, thoughtless indulgence -- such as waste, cruelty, violence, and (especially in the past) sexual promiscuity