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1 wanton
[ˈwɔntən] adjective1) without reason; motiveless:طائِش، مُتَهَوِّر،جائِر، لا مُبَرِّر لَهthe wanton destruction of property.
2) (of a person) immoral:لَعوب، داعِر، لا أخْلاقيwanton young women.
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2 бессмысленная жестокость
Русско-английский военный словарь > бессмысленная жестокость
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3 бессмысленная жестокость
Русско-английский военно-политический словарь > бессмысленная жестокость
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4 бессмысленный
Русско-английский военно-политический словарь > бессмысленный
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5 mutwillig
* * *wanton; bratty; sportive* * *mut|wil|lig ['muːtvIlɪç]1. adj1) (geh = übermütig) Streiche, Dummheiten mischievous2) (= böswillig) malicious; Beschädigung, Zerstörung wilful, malicious2. adv(= absichtlich) zerstören etc wilfully* * *1) wantonly2) (without reason; motiveless: wanton cruelty; the wanton destruction of property.) wanton* * *mut·wil·ligII. adv deliberately* * *1. 2.* * *A. adj wil(l)ful; Zerstörung etc: auch wantonB. adv:mutwillig beschädigen auch vandalize* * *1. 2.adverbial wilfully; wantonly; (aus Übermut) from devilment* * *adj.bratty adj.mischievous n.sportive adj.wanton adj. adv.sportively adv.wantonly adv. -
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1. atrocity2. cruelty; severity3. brutality4. ferocity5. savagery6. severityСинонимический ряд:1. бессердечность (сущ.) безжалостность; беспощадность; бессердечие; бессердечность; бесчеловечность; жестокосердие2. изуверство (сущ.) варварство; зверство; изуверствоАнтонимический ряд:гуманность; доброта; доброту; милосердие -
7 brutalmente
adv.brutally, currishly, churlishly, brutishly.* * *► adverbio1 brutally* * *ADV brutally* * *= brutally, ferociously, heinously.Ex. These two extraordinary, brutally honest autobiographical works deal with Spiegelman's attempts to record his father's recollections of experiences in the Nazi death camps.Ex. The book is so ferociously unsparing in detailing the systematic torment as well as wanton cruelty that the reconstruction of the past is often unbearable.Ex. They felt this sick feeling then that we are now experiencing when one of their own was heinously attacked.* * *= brutally, ferociously, heinously.Ex: These two extraordinary, brutally honest autobiographical works deal with Spiegelman's attempts to record his father's recollections of experiences in the Nazi death camps.
Ex: The book is so ferociously unsparing in detailing the systematic torment as well as wanton cruelty that the reconstruction of the past is often unbearable.Ex: They felt this sick feeling then that we are now experiencing when one of their own was heinously attacked.* * *brutally* * *brutalmente advbrutally -
8 con ferocidad
Ex. The book is so ferociously unsparing in detailing the systematic torment as well as wanton cruelty that the reconstruction of the past is often unbearable.* * *Ex: The book is so ferociously unsparing in detailing the systematic torment as well as wanton cruelty that the reconstruction of the past is often unbearable.
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9 despiadado
adj.merciless, cruel, inhuman, cold-hearted.* * *► adjetivo1 ruthless, merciless* * *(f. - despiadada)adj.* * *ADJ [persona] heartless; [ataque] merciless* * ** * *= hard-hearted, relentless, savage, ruthless, remorseless, implacable, inexorable, cold-blooded, ferocius, unsparing, merciless, soulless, ferocious, heartless, cutthroat, unforgiving.Ex. For her refusal, Isabella has received a great deal of blame from subsequent critics, who call her a hard-hearted prude.Ex. They need to be relentless in their fight for adequate funding so that the library service and the profession are not jeopardised.Ex. The most vulnerable nations are Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, which have all experienced savage war and civil unrest in recent years.Ex. The ruling also coincided with a flood of mergers and acquisitions that transformed gentlemen publishers into ruthless entrepreneurs.Ex. The population explosion and the remorseless growth of knowledge are discussed.Ex. The implacable reduction in the dissemination of public documents constitutes a rebarbative policy that threatens the quality of reference services in libraries.Ex. The inexorable tide of automation seems to be threatening the existence of old-fashioned, handwritten copymarking.Ex. He was a cold-blooded killer, cardsharp, gambler and a consumptive who also ran several confidence scams.Ex. Fuller's novel make for a form of intellectual clarity, even if that clarity, paradoxically, is expressed in a ferocious hell-bent manner.Ex. The book is so ferociously unsparing in detailing the systematic torment as well as wanton cruelty that the reconstruction of the past is often unbearable.Ex. The author discusses art critic Harry Quilter, usually remembered today as 'Arry,' the butt of merciless lampooning by J.M. Whistler.Ex. Our deliberate and passionate ambition is to avoid the traps of soulless, dead villages turned into museums, slowly sinking into oblivion.Ex. One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.Ex. However, I knew there was a problem when I actually cared more about the relationship between the secondary characters of Josh McCool, heartless flunky of Warren's, and Mia.Ex. As the saying goes, 'Be as innocent as a lamb, and as wily as a fox' -- shrewdness is a valuable attribute in this cutthroat world.Ex. Unlike other Swedish illustrators, he used the time consuming and unforgiving technique of wood engraving for his illustrations.----* actuar de un modo despiadado = play + hardball.* ser despiadado = play + hardball.* * ** * *= hard-hearted, relentless, savage, ruthless, remorseless, implacable, inexorable, cold-blooded, ferocius, unsparing, merciless, soulless, ferocious, heartless, cutthroat, unforgiving.Ex: For her refusal, Isabella has received a great deal of blame from subsequent critics, who call her a hard-hearted prude.
Ex: They need to be relentless in their fight for adequate funding so that the library service and the profession are not jeopardised.Ex: The most vulnerable nations are Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, which have all experienced savage war and civil unrest in recent years.Ex: The ruling also coincided with a flood of mergers and acquisitions that transformed gentlemen publishers into ruthless entrepreneurs.Ex: The population explosion and the remorseless growth of knowledge are discussed.Ex: The implacable reduction in the dissemination of public documents constitutes a rebarbative policy that threatens the quality of reference services in libraries.Ex: The inexorable tide of automation seems to be threatening the existence of old-fashioned, handwritten copymarking.Ex: He was a cold-blooded killer, cardsharp, gambler and a consumptive who also ran several confidence scams.Ex: Fuller's novel make for a form of intellectual clarity, even if that clarity, paradoxically, is expressed in a ferocious hell-bent manner.Ex: The book is so ferociously unsparing in detailing the systematic torment as well as wanton cruelty that the reconstruction of the past is often unbearable.Ex: The author discusses art critic Harry Quilter, usually remembered today as 'Arry,' the butt of merciless lampooning by J.M. Whistler.Ex: Our deliberate and passionate ambition is to avoid the traps of soulless, dead villages turned into museums, slowly sinking into oblivion.Ex: One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.Ex: However, I knew there was a problem when I actually cared more about the relationship between the secondary characters of Josh McCool, heartless flunky of Warren's, and Mia.Ex: As the saying goes, 'Be as innocent as a lamb, and as wily as a fox' -- shrewdness is a valuable attribute in this cutthroat world.Ex: Unlike other Swedish illustrators, he used the time consuming and unforgiving technique of wood engraving for his illustrations.* actuar de un modo despiadado = play + hardball.* ser despiadado = play + hardball.* * *despiadado -da‹persona› ruthless, heartless; ‹ataque/crítica› savage, merciless* * *
despiadado
‹ataque/crítica› savage, merciless
despiadado,-a adjetivo merciless, ruthless
' despiadado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acerba
- acerbo
- bárbara
- bárbaro
- despiadada
English:
cold-blooded
- cold-hearted
- cutthroat
- merciless
- pitiless
- remorseless
- ruthless
- unmerciful
- vicious
- cold
* * *despiadado, -a adj[persona] merciless; [trato] inhuman, pitiless; [ataque] savage, merciless* * *adj ruthless* * *despiadado, -da adjcruel: cruel, merciless, pitiless♦ despiadadamente adv* * *despiadado adj hard-hearted / heartless / ruthless -
10 ferozmente
adv.ferociously, folly, savagely.* * *► adverbio1 fiercely, ferociously* * *ADV1) (=salvajemente) fiercely, ferociously2) (=cruelmente) cruelly* * *= fiercely, ferociously.Ex. Whether libraries are entirely suitable for extending their role into community information and advice has been fiercely debated.Ex. The book is so ferociously unsparing in detailing the systematic torment as well as wanton cruelty that the reconstruction of the past is often unbearable.* * *= fiercely, ferociously.Ex: Whether libraries are entirely suitable for extending their role into community information and advice has been fiercely debated.
Ex: The book is so ferociously unsparing in detailing the systematic torment as well as wanton cruelty that the reconstruction of the past is often unbearable.* * *fiercely, ferociously* * *ferozmente advferociously, fiercely -
11 implacable
adj.implacable, relentless.* * *► adjetivo1 implacable, relentless* * *adj.* * *ADJ implacable, relentless* * *a) <odio/furia> implacable; <avance/lucha> relentless; < sol> relentlessb) <juez/crítico> implacablec) <enemigo/contrincante> ruthless* * *= unrelenting, relentless, ruthless, remorseless, unforgiving, bitter, implacable, inexorable, nagging, unsparing, cutthroat.Nota: Adjetivo.Ex. Unrelenting tuition increases are pricing private institutions out of the reach of many middle-class parents.Ex. They need to be relentless in their fight for adequate funding so that the library service and the profession are not jeopardised.Ex. The ruling also coincided with a flood of mergers and acquisitions that transformed gentlemen publishers into ruthless entrepreneurs.Ex. The population explosion and the remorseless growth of knowledge are discussed.Ex. Unlike other Swedish illustrators, he used the time consuming and unforgiving technique of wood engraving for his illustrations.Ex. The author notes the work of Melvyl Dewey in espousing library education and the bitter opposition from some library leaders.Ex. The implacable reduction in the dissemination of public documents constitutes a rebarbative policy that threatens the quality of reference services in libraries.Ex. The inexorable tide of automation seems to be threatening the existence of old-fashioned, handwritten copymarking.Ex. With inflated prices, the nagging question was whether consumers were being bilked by the market.Ex. The book is so ferociously unsparing in detailing the systematic torment as well as wanton cruelty that the reconstruction of the past is often unbearable.Ex. As the saying goes, 'Be as innocent as a lamb, and as wily as a fox' -- shrewdness is a valuable attribute in this cutthroat world.----* actuar de un modo implacable = play + hardball.* ser implacable = play + hardball.* * *a) <odio/furia> implacable; <avance/lucha> relentless; < sol> relentlessb) <juez/crítico> implacablec) <enemigo/contrincante> ruthless* * *= unrelenting, relentless, ruthless, remorseless, unforgiving, bitter, implacable, inexorable, nagging, unsparing, cutthroat.Nota: Adjetivo.Ex: Unrelenting tuition increases are pricing private institutions out of the reach of many middle-class parents.
Ex: They need to be relentless in their fight for adequate funding so that the library service and the profession are not jeopardised.Ex: The ruling also coincided with a flood of mergers and acquisitions that transformed gentlemen publishers into ruthless entrepreneurs.Ex: The population explosion and the remorseless growth of knowledge are discussed.Ex: Unlike other Swedish illustrators, he used the time consuming and unforgiving technique of wood engraving for his illustrations.Ex: The author notes the work of Melvyl Dewey in espousing library education and the bitter opposition from some library leaders.Ex: The implacable reduction in the dissemination of public documents constitutes a rebarbative policy that threatens the quality of reference services in libraries.Ex: The inexorable tide of automation seems to be threatening the existence of old-fashioned, handwritten copymarking.Ex: With inflated prices, the nagging question was whether consumers were being bilked by the market.Ex: The book is so ferociously unsparing in detailing the systematic torment as well as wanton cruelty that the reconstruction of the past is often unbearable.Ex: As the saying goes, 'Be as innocent as a lamb, and as wily as a fox' -- shrewdness is a valuable attribute in this cutthroat world.* actuar de un modo implacable = play + hardball.* ser implacable = play + hardball.* * *1 ‹odio/furia› implacable; ‹avance/lucha› relentlessel implacable sol del mediodía the relentless midday sunel paso implacable del tiempo the inexorable passage of time2 ‹juez/crítico› implacablees implacable cuando se trata de corregir errores de ortografía she is unforgiving o uncompromising when it comes to correcting spelling mistakes3 ‹enemigo/contrincante› ruthless* * *
implacable adjetivo
‹avance/lucha› relentless;
‹ sol› relentless
implacable adjetivo relentless, implacable
' implacable' also found in these entries:
English:
bitter
- fierce
- persecution
- pitiless
- relentless
- remorseless
- unrelenting
- hard
- implacable
- ruthless
- unyielding
* * *implacable adj1. [odio, ira] implacable;[sol] relentless; [clima] harsh;el implacable avance del desierto the relentless o inexorable advance of the desert2. [persona] inflexible, firm;es implacable con sus alumnos she's very hard on her pupils3. [incontestable] unassailable;un argumento de una lógica implacable an argument of unassailable logic* * *adj implacable* * *implacable adj: implacable, relentless♦ implacablemente adv -
12 pródigo
adj.1 prodigal, lavish, profuse.2 wasteful, improvident, unsparing, prodigal.* * *► adjetivo1 (generoso - persona) lavish; (- naturaleza) bountiful2 (derrochador) wasteful\el Hijo Pródigo the Prodigal Son* * *(f. - pródiga)adj.1) lavish2) prodigal* * *pródigo, -a1. ADJ1) (=exuberante) bountifulfui tan pródigo en los pormenores que... — I was so lavish in o with details that...
2) (=generoso) lavish, generous (de with)3) (=derrochador) prodigal, wasteful2.SM / F (=derrochador) spendthrift, prodigal* * *- ga adjetivo prodigalpródigo EN algo — prodigal with o (frml) of something
* * *= prodigal, lavish, unsparing, unstinting.Ex. The ideal, which we are laughably far from attaining, is that books should be spread with prodigal generosity throughout the community.Ex. Library staffing levels were lavish and opening hours long.Ex. The book is so ferociously unsparing in detailing the systematic torment as well as wanton cruelty that the reconstruction of the past is often unbearable.Ex. The revolutionary people of the world are unstinting in their praise.----* hijo pródigo, el = prodigal son, the.* * *- ga adjetivo prodigalpródigo EN algo — prodigal with o (frml) of something
* * *= prodigal, lavish, unsparing, unstinting.Ex: The ideal, which we are laughably far from attaining, is that books should be spread with prodigal generosity throughout the community.
Ex: Library staffing levels were lavish and opening hours long.Ex: The book is so ferociously unsparing in detailing the systematic torment as well as wanton cruelty that the reconstruction of the past is often unbearable.Ex: The revolutionary people of the world are unstinting in their praise.* hijo pródigo, el = prodigal son, the.* * *pródigo -ga1 (derrochador) extravagant, wasteful, prodigal ( liter)el Hijo Pródigo ( Bib) the Prodigal Son2 (generoso, abundante) pródigo EN algo:fue pródigo en alabanzas para con sus colegas he was generous o lavish o unstinting in his praise of his colleaguesun discurso pródigo en palabras conciliadoras a speech which was full of o ( frml) which abounded in conciliatory words* * *
Del verbo prodigar: ( conjugate prodigar)
prodigo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
prodigó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
prodigar
pródigo
pródigo,-a
I adjetivo
1 (productivo, fértil) bountiful
2 (generoso) fue pródigo en elogios, he was very lavish with his praise
3 (que malgasta, derrocha) extravagant, wasteful
' pródigo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pródiga
English:
lavish
- prodigal
* * *pródigo, -a♦ adj1. [derrochador] extravagant;el hijo pródigo [en la Biblia] the prodigal son2. [generoso] generous, lavish;es muy pródigo con su familia he's very generous to his familyun país pródigo en abogados a country with vast numbers of lawyers♦ nm,fspendthrift* * *I adj1 ( generoso) generous2 ( derrochador) extravagant;el hijo pródigo the prodigal sonII m, pródiga f spendthrift* * *pródigo, -ga adj1) : generous, lavish2) : wasteful, prodigalpródigo, -ga n: spendthrift, prodigal -
13 salvajemente
adv.savagely, wildly.* * *► adverbio1 savagely* * *ADV savagely, brutally* * *= ferociously.Ex. The book is so ferociously unsparing in detailing the systematic torment as well as wanton cruelty that the reconstruction of the past is often unbearable.* * *= ferociously.Ex: The book is so ferociously unsparing in detailing the systematic torment as well as wanton cruelty that the reconstruction of the past is often unbearable.
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14 violentamente
adv.1 violently, forcibly.2 unnaturally.3 embarrassingly.4 distortedly (interpretación).* * *► adverbio1 violently* * *ADV1) (=con violencia) violently; (=con furia) furiously, wildly2) (LAm) (=rápidamente) quickly* * *= violently, wildly, ferociously.Ex. I have violently disagreed with this to the Canadian Committee on Cataloging.Ex. The rationale is that Renoir would probably spin wildly in his grave at the notion that a black and white photographic reproduction of one of his colored paintings was in any sense his responsibility.Ex. The book is so ferociously unsparing in detailing the systematic torment as well as wanton cruelty that the reconstruction of the past is often unbearable.----* golpear violentamente = bash.* * *= violently, wildly, ferociously.Ex: I have violently disagreed with this to the Canadian Committee on Cataloging.
Ex: The rationale is that Renoir would probably spin wildly in his grave at the notion that a black and white photographic reproduction of one of his colored paintings was in any sense his responsibility.Ex: The book is so ferociously unsparing in detailing the systematic torment as well as wanton cruelty that the reconstruction of the past is often unbearable.* golpear violentamente = bash.* * *1 (de manera brusca) violently, by force* * *violentamente advviolently* * *violentamente adv: by force, violently* * *violentamente adv roughly -
15 жестокость жестокост·ь
1) atrocity, brutality, savageness; (бессердечность) cruelty; (тиранство) tyranny2) (жестокий поступок) cruelty, brutality, cruel act / deed, act of cruelty, inhuman actRussian-english dctionary of diplomacy > жестокость жестокост·ь
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16 бессмысленный
1. nonsensical2. driftless3. fatuous4. meaningless5. mindless6. nonsensial7. senselessly8. unmeaning9. wanton10. wantonly11. senseless; dull12. inane13. insensate14. pointlessзамечание не по существу, бессмысленное замечание — pointless remark
Синонимический ряд:1. глупо (проч.) глупо; идиотично; по-дурацки; по-идиотски2. идиотически (проч.) идиотически -
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General subject: insensate cruelty, needless cruelty, wanton crueltyУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > бессмысленная жестокость
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18 GRIMMR
a.2) wroth; svá var hón grimm orðin Brjáni konungri, at, she hated him so much, that.* * *adj. [A. S., Engl., and Hel. grim; Dan. grim = ugly; in old Icel. writers this word implies the notion of ferocity, sternness, wrath, but not of wanton cruelty, and seldom of ugliness as in Engl., Dan., etc.]:—grim, stern, horrible, dire, sore; grimmt er fall frænda at telja, ‘tis grim to tell of a kinsman’s death, Stor. 10; grimt várumk hlið, a sore gap it was to me, 6; gráta grimmum tárum, to weep grim, bitter tears, Hkv. 2. 43; fimm grimmar nætr five grim, miserable nights, Korm. 184 (in a verse); grimm orð, lamentation, Gh. 1; hugðak mér grimt í svefni, I had a fearful dream, Bkv. 16.2. stern, savage, Lat. ferox; hón var allra kvenna grimmust ok skaphörðust, Nj. 147; ákafa-maðr mikill í skapi, grimmr, úþýðr ok fátálr, Fms. i. 19; glaðmælt, undirhyggju-maðr mikill, ok hin grimmasta, 20; fyllask ens grimmasta hugar, to be filled with rage, 623. 25; g. híðbjörn, a grim bear, Grett. 100.3. with dat. wroth; svá var hón orðin grimm Brjáni konungi, at …, she hated him so much, that …, Nj. 269; hence in poët. phrases, baugum, vellum grimmr, fé-grimmr, hodd-g., hating, wasting gold, munificent, Lex. Poët.: neut., með grimmü, grimly, Fms. ii. 9; gjalda e-t grimmu, to take grim revenge, 223.II. metaph.,1. with the notion of ugly, hideous; ljótt andlit ok grimmt ok andstygt mannligu kyni, Sks. 539, (rare.)2. piercing, of cold; svá sem kalt stóð af Niflheimi ok allir hlutir grimmir, Edda 4. -
19 marg-læti
n. wantonness; leitar hann ekki á þik, þá er þér m. at bregða vist þinni, Lv. 26, Bs. i. 530 ( wanton cruelty); var þat mælt at Eyjólfr slægi á m. við hana, that E. made love to her. Sturl. ii. 39. -
20 níðingr
(-s, -ar), m. villain, scoundrel, vile wretch; apostate.* * *m. [A. S. or Early E. nidering = slander], a nithing, villain, legally the strongest term of abuse (like Germ. ehrloser), for a traitor, a truce-breaker, one who commits a deed of wanton cruelty, a coward, and the like; sækjask sér um líkir, saman níðingar skríða, a saying, Fms. ix. 389; minnsk þess at sá er einu sinni deyr níðingr verðr alldri öðru sinni drengr, N. G. L. ii. 420; þú ert miklu meiri n. en dugandi manni sæmi at eiga þik at mági, Ísl. ii. 377; heit hvers manns níðingr ella, Nj. 176; en þú ver hvers manns n. ef þú þorir eigi, Eg. 351; þeir búðu níðinginn þegja, sögðu hann nú sem fyrr útryggjan, Fms. ix. 52: an apostate (trú-n., Guð-n.), Julianus níðingr = Julian the Apostate, Ver. 48; grið-n. (q. v.) a truce-breaker:—a niggard, miser, mann-n., mat-n., q. v.COMPDS: níðingsherr, níðingsnafn, níðingsorð, níðingsráð, níðingsskapr, níðingssunr, níðingssök, níðingsverk, níðingsvíg.
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wanton — [wänt′ n] adj. [ME wantowen, var. of wantogen, wanton, irregular < OE wan , used as negative prefix < wan, lacking, deficient (see WANE) + togen, pp. of teon, to draw, educate, bring up (see TOW1)] 1. Obs. undisciplined; unmanageable [a… … English World dictionary
cruelty — n. 1) to demonstrate, display cruelty 2) consummate, deliberate, wanton cruelty 3) mental cruelty 4) cruelty to, towards (cruelty to animals) * * * [ kruːəltɪ] deliberate displaycruelty wanton cruelty towards (cruelty to animals) … Combinatory dictionary
wanton — wantonly, adv. wantonness, n. /won tn/, adj. 1. done, shown, used, etc., maliciously or unjustifiably: a wanton attack; wanton cruelty. 2. deliberate and without motive or provocation; uncalled for; headstrong; willful: Why jeopardize your career … Universalium
wanton — wan•ton [[t]ˈwɒn tn[/t]] adj. 1) done maliciously or unjustifiably: wanton cruelty[/ex] 2) deliberate and without motive; unprovoked: a wanton attack[/ex] 3) without regard for what is right, just, etc.; reckless: wanton assassination of a person … From formal English to slang
wanton — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from wan deficient, wrong, mis (from Old English, from wan deficient) + towen, past participle of teen to draw, train, discipline, from Old English tēon more at tow Date: 14th century 1. a. archaic hard to… … New Collegiate Dictionary
wanton — adjective 1 wanton cruelty, destruction etc deliberately harms someone or damages something for no reason: an act of wanton aggression 2 old fashioned a wanton woman is considered immoral because she has sex with a lot of men 3 formal… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
cruelty — Synonyms and related words: animality, atrociousness, atrocity, barbarity, barbarousness, beastliness, bestiality, bloodiness, bloodlust, bloodthirst, bloodthirstiness, bloody mindedness, brutality, brutalness, brutishness, cannibalism, cruelness … Moby Thesaurus
Cruelty to Animals — • Includes sections on pagan, Old and New Testament, scholastic, and Catholic perspectives Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Cruelty To Animals Cruelty to Animals … Catholic encyclopedia
cruelty — The intentional and malicious infliction of physical or mental suffering upon living creatures, particularly human beings; or, as applied to the latter, the wanton, malicious, and unnecessary infliction of pain upon the body, or the feelings and… … Black's law dictionary
cruelty — The intentional and malicious infliction of physical or mental suffering upon living creatures, particularly human beings; or, as applied to the latter, the wanton, malicious, and unnecessary infliction of pain upon the body, or the feelings and… … Black's law dictionary
ANIMALS, CRUELTY TO — (Heb. צַעַר בַּעֲלֵי חַיִּים, ẓa ar ba alei ḥayyim; lit. pain of living things ). Moral and legal rules concerning the treatment of animals are based on the principle that animals are part of God s creation toward which man bears responsibility.… … Encyclopedia of Judaism