All 3 Uses of
wanton
in
Ulysses, by James Joyce
- But the court wanton spurned him for a lord, his dearmylove.†
Chpt 9 *
- But she, the giglot wanton, did not break a bedvow.†
Chpt 9
- Lotty Clarke, flaxenhaired, I saw at her night toilette through illclosed curtains with poor papa's operaglasses: The wanton ate grass wildly.†
Chpt 15
Definitions:
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(1)
(wanton) of something considered bad: excessive, thoughtless indulgence -- such as waste, cruelty, violence, and (especially in the past) sexual promiscuity
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) In classic literature, wanton can also describe people who are playful or plants that are growing profusely.