Both Uses of
wanton
in
Outcasts United
- Charles Taylor, the former Liberian president, after all, was arrested and charged with war crimes in part because of his wanton use of child soldiers in waging the bloody conflict that led him to power.†
Chpt 11 *
- ROBIN AND IDWAR'S parents, Daldoum and Smira Dikori, were relatively well off before this campaign of wanton violence began.†
Chpt 26
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) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
In classic literature, wanton can also describe people who are playful or plants that are growing profusely.