We thought this word would never come from an English dictionary... but hey, it does exists!!! In Singapore context, some of us unknowingly use this word as a local type of food, a form of meat dumpling. I've included this just so you know that you may use this word in your writing!
wanton \WON-tn\, adjective;The plural is faunas or faunae.:
1. reckless, heartless, or malicious; without reason or excuse
2. not moral; lewd, lascivious
"Such (a) stand and attitude are leading to the grave, wanton violation of all the north-south agreements," the report said.-- Kwang-Tae Kim, Denver Post, 2008-11-11
Ram raiders have smashed through the main admissions area of Royal North Shore Hospital, stealing the contents of an ATM and assaulting a man, in a rampage police have called "wanton bloody destruction".-- Dylan Welch, The Sydney Morning Herald, 2008-11-11
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