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  1. 1. v. t. Untrained; undisciplined; unrestrained; hence, loose; free; luxuriant; roving; sportive. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. t. Wandering from moral rectitude; perverse; dissolute. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. t. Specifically: Deviating from the rules of chastity; lewd; lustful; lascivious; libidinous; lecherous. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. t. Reckless; heedless; as, wanton mischief. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. A roving, frolicsome thing; a trifler; -- used rarely as a term of endearment. Source: opted
  6. 6. n. One brought up without restraint; a pampered pet. Source: opted
  7. 7. n. A lewd person; a lascivious man or woman. Source: opted
  8. 8. v. i. To rove and ramble without restraint, rule, or limit; to revel; to play loosely; to frolic. Source: opted
  9. 9. v. i. To sport in lewdness; to play the wanton; to play lasciviously. Source: opted
  10. 10. v. t. To cause to become wanton; also, to waste in wantonness. Source: opted
  11. 11. adj. occurring without motivation or provocation Source: wordnet
  12. 12. adj. casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior Source: wordnet

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