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willfully

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[wil-fuh-lee]

adverb

  1. deliberately or intentionally; on purpose.

    Any seller who knowingly or willfully certifies false statements is subject to fine and imprisonment.

  2. in an unreasonably stubborn or headstrong way.

    The student disrupted school activities and willfully defied the authority of teachers, administrators, and other school employees.



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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • half-willfully adverb
  • half-wilfully adverb
  • unwillfully adverb
  • unwilfully adverb
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of willfully1

First recorded before 1000; equivalent to willful ( def. ) + -ly ( def. )
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It is difficult to imagine Steinbrenner willfully offering to surrender some of the Yankees’ competitive advantage so the Pittsburgh Pirates can squander a few more bucks.

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He said Kirk was agreeing to admit that he “used unnecessary force†while attempting to detain Houston and that he did so “willfully.â€

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President Trump signed an executive order that could be a prelude to a legal challenge of a California law that banned suspension of students for “willfully defiant†conduct.

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It's not easy to interpret the impulsive, reckless and willfully self-sabotaging character of Team Trump's foreign policy — except, that is, by referring it back to the damaged ego at the heart of the fortress.

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There was a time when that kind of behavior, called “willfully defiant†conduct, would get a California public school student suspended.

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