wanton attack

wanton attack
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Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь. 2001.

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  • attack — I n. assault (also fig.) 1) to carry out, make; launch, mount; lead, spearhead; press an attack 2) to provoke an attack 3) to blunt; break up, repel, repulse an attack 4) (often mil.) an all out, concerted, full scale; coordinated; mock; pre… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • wanton — wantonly, adv. wantonness, n. /won tn/, adj. 1. done, shown, used, etc., maliciously or unjustifiably: a wanton attack; wanton cruelty. 2. deliberate and without motive or provocation; uncalled for; headstrong; willful: Why jeopardize your career …   Universalium

  • wanton — wan•ton [[t]ˈwɒn tn[/t]] adj. 1) done maliciously or unjustifiably: wanton cruelty[/ex] 2) deliberate and without motive; unprovoked: a wanton attack[/ex] 3) without regard for what is right, just, etc.; reckless: wanton assassination of a person …   From formal English to slang

  • wanton — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from wan deficient, wrong, mis (from Old English, from wan deficient) + towen, past participle of teen to draw, train, discipline, from Old English tēon more at tow Date: 14th century 1. a. archaic hard to… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • attack — vb Attack, assail, assault, bombard, storm are comparable not only in their military but also in their extended senses. All carry as their basic meaning to make a more or less violent onset upon. Attack originally connoted a fastening upon… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Joseph Wanton Morrison — (4 May, 1783 ndash; 15 February 1826) was a British soldier, best known for commanding the British troops at the Battle of Crysler s Farm during the War of 1812.Morrison was born in New York (which was then under British occupation in the final… …   Wikipedia

  • wan´ton|ness — wan|ton «WON tuhn», adjective, noun, verb. –adj. 1. reckless, heartless, or malicious: »That boy hurts animals from wanton cruelty. 2. without reason or excuse: »a wanton attack, wanton mischief. SYNONYM(S): unjustified. 3. a) not moral; not… …   Useful english dictionary

  • wan´ton|ly — wan|ton «WON tuhn», adjective, noun, verb. –adj. 1. reckless, heartless, or malicious: »That boy hurts animals from wanton cruelty. 2. without reason or excuse: »a wanton attack, wanton mischief. SYNONYM(S): unjustified. 3. a) not moral; not… …   Useful english dictionary

  • wan´ton|er — wan|ton «WON tuhn», adjective, noun, verb. –adj. 1. reckless, heartless, or malicious: »That boy hurts animals from wanton cruelty. 2. without reason or excuse: »a wanton attack, wanton mischief. SYNONYM(S): unjustified. 3. a) not moral; not… …   Useful english dictionary

  • wan|ton — «WON tuhn», adjective, noun, verb. –adj. 1. reckless, heartless, or malicious: »That boy hurts animals from wanton cruelty. 2. without reason or excuse: »a wanton attack, wanton mischief. SYNONYM(S): unjustified. 3. a) not moral; not chaste: »a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • supererogatory — supererogatory, gratuitous, uncalled for, wanton are comparable when they mean given or done freely and without compulsion or provocation or without warrant or justification. Supererogatory basically implies a giving above or beyond what is… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms


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