wantonly

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Lost her, forsook her, Wantonly flung her off.

From Beaumont & Fletcher's Works (3 of 10): The Loyal Subject by Beaumont, Francis

Wantonly mut. in headings of the Gospels, and in Mark i. 1-19; Luke i. 1-18; John i. 1-23.

From A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. I. by Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose

Wantonly to destroy, for mere sport, the innocent life, in lake and river, seemed to me a cruelty and a shame.

From Gala-days by Hamilton, Gail

Wantonly I held between two fingers fine My gem above the sparkling brine, Only to see it gleam Across the stream.

From Donahoe's Magazine, Volume XV, No. 3 Volume XV (Jan 1886-Jul 1886) by Various

Wantonly, and of his own accord, he never injured human being.

From The Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne by Stearns, Frank Preston