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willful

Or ·É¾±±ô·´Ú³Ü±ô

[wil-fuhl]

adjective

  1. deliberate, voluntary, or intentional.

    The coroner ruled the death willful murder.

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  2. unreasonably stubborn or headstrong; self-willed.

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willful

/ ˈ·Éɪ±ô´ÚÊŠ±ô /

adjective

  1. the US spelling of wilful

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • willfully adverb
  • willfulness noun
  • half-willful adjective
  • half-willfulness noun
  • unwillful adjective
  • unwillfulness noun
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of willful1

First recorded in 1150–1200; Middle English; Old English wilful “w¾±±ô±ô¾±²Ô²µâ€; will 2, -ful
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Synonym Study

Willful, headstrong, perverse, wayward refer to one who stubbornly insists upon doing as they please. Willful suggests a stubborn persistence in doing what one wishes, especially in opposition to those whose wishes or commands ought to be respected or obeyed: that willful child who disregarded his parents' advice. One who is headstrong is often foolishly, and sometimes violently, self-willed: reckless and headstrong youths. The perverse person is unreasonably or obstinately intractable or contrary, often with the express intention of being disagreeable: perverse out of sheer spite. Wayward in this sense has the connotation of rash wrongheadedness that gets one into trouble: a reform school for wayward teens.
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Noem’s noxious mix of willful ignorance and inflammatory rhetoric is almost too ludicrous to mock.

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“This horrible outcome was foreseeable and demonstrates a willful disregard for the rights and safety of others,†the suit continued.

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“Defendant committed the offense — the willful use of unreasonable force — while acting under color of law as a police officer,†Wilson wrote.

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Those are characters who have willful blindness to what’s going on, and it was about how do you crack open their eyes to see the truth, then how would they react to it?

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Pairing two of international cinema’s most determinedly idiosyncratic and creatively willful talents is a bit like introducing an unstoppable force to an immovable object; disaster could ensue.

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