Wanton GRE Vocabulary Flashcard
/ˈwɒn.tən/ (adj)
Definition
reckless and unrestrained, licentious, capricious, immoral, heedless, impious, undisciplined, vicious, malicious – sextually indiscriminate and unrestrained
Example
“The immediate financial costs are worrying, but the threat to society is even more serious because seemingly isolated violations chip away trust, encourage negative social norms, and increase the prevalence and spread of other wanton and unethical behaviors,” the authors write in a new article published in a special section of Perspectives on Psychological Science.
Efforts to police and punish unethical and wanton behavior are both costly and inefficient. For example, auditing taxes certainly catches cheaters, but carefully investigating the paperwork for each and every individual is incredibly expensive and labor intensive.
Source: https://www.psychologicalscience.org/
Antonyms
justifiable, restrained
Parts of speech
Noun: wantonness
Adverb: wantonly
