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['wontən]1) (without reason; motiveless: wanton cruelty; the wanton destruction of property.) neprātīgs; bezjēdzīgs; bezatbildīgs2) ((of a person) immoral: wanton young women.) izlaidīgs; netikls•- wantonly- wantonness* * *izvirtule, netikle; draiskuļoties, draiskoties; netikli dzīvot; sprigans, draisks, draiskulīgs; straujš; neprātīgs, nepamatots; kaprīzs, untumains; netikls, izvirtis, neķītrs
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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