wantonly

1. 1.

   in a wanton manner

   “the animals were killed wantonly for sport”
2. 2.

   in a licentious and promiscuous manner

   “this young girl has to share a room with her mother who lives promiscuously”

   Synonymslicentiouslypromiscuously

Questions about wantonly

What does wantonly mean?

wantonly means "in a wanton manner". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in wantonly?

wantonly has 3 syllables: wan-ton-ly. The stress falls on "wan". In IPA it is /ˈwɔntənli/.

What is another word for wantonly?

Close synonyms include licentiously, promiscuously. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.