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willfully
[ wil-fuh-lee ]
adverb
- deliberately or intentionally; on purpose:
Any seller who knowingly or willfully certifies false statements is subject to fine and imprisonment.
- in an unreasonably stubborn or headstrong way:
The student disrupted school activities and willfully defied the authority of teachers, administrators, and other school employees.
Other 51Թ Forms
- -ɾ·ڳܱ· half-ɾ·ڳܱ· adverb
- ܲ·ɾ·ڳܱ· un·ɾ·ڳܱ· adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of willfully1
Example Sentences
There was a time when that kind of behavior, called “willfully defiant” conduct, would get a California public school student suspended.
After several weeks of hearings last year and this year, Gonzalez Rogers concluded Wednesday that Apple “willfully” violated her injunction.
But I don’t think most people are being willfully submissive to tech, only that they seek beauty in the wrong places.
For starters, there is zero evidence Boasberg “knowingly and willfully” violated his oath, never mind that he acted in pursuit of “political gain.”
His heavy, nuanced songs and personal lyrics — from Alice in Chains’ “Rooster” to “Cut You in” and his four solo records — are multilayered, often willfully opaque and always powerful.
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