Antonyms for wantonly

Grammar : Adv

Spell : won-tn

Phonetic Transcription : ˈwɒn tn

Definition of wantonly

Origin : "one who is ill-behaved," especially (but not originally) "lascivious, lewd person," c.1400, from wanton (adj.).

As in openly : adv honestly

Example sentences :

I have enemies enow, God knows, though I do not wantonly add to the number.
Extract from : « The Letters of Robert Burns » by Robert Burns

You had broken my heart, and I thought that you had done it wantonly.
Extract from : « Bardelys the Magnificent » by Rafael Sabatini

That was their offense, and yet the town was wantonly destroyed.
Extract from : « Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times » by Charles Carleton Coffin

I now was expected to try to grab the maids and kiss them wantonly.
Extract from : « The O'Ruddy » by Stephen Crane

Watch that your pride does not chafe them—your power does not wantonly gall.
Extract from : « The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851 » by Various

It was the opportunity of a lifetime, and he had wantonly thrown it away.
Extract from : « Jerry » by Jean Webster

It was the opportunity of a lifetime and he had wantonly thrown it away.
Extract from : « Jerry Junior » by Jean Webster

There are opportunities and temptations to which no decent person should be wantonly exposed.
Extract from : « Oxford » by Andrew Lang

He got upon his feet and I saw that he was angry, believing that I had wantonly offended him.
Extract from : « Princess Zara » by Ross Beeckman

Yet, whatever her excuse or purpose was, she had deceived him wantonly and cruelly!
Extract from : « Trent's Trust and Other Stories » by Bret Harte

Synonyms for wantonly

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