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willfully

or ɾ·ڳܱ·

[ 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 51Թ Forms

  • 󲹱-ɾ·ڳܱ· half-ɾ·ڳܱ· adverb
  • ܲ·ɾ·ڳܱ· un·ɾ·ڳܱ· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of willfully1

First recorded before 1000; equivalent to willful ( def ) + -ly ( def )
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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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After several weeks of hearings last year and this year, Gonzalez Rogers concluded Wednesday that Apple “willfully” violated her injunction.

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But I don’t think most people are being willfully submissive to tech, only that they seek beauty in the wrong places.

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For starters, there is zero evidence Boasberg “knowingly and willfully” violated his oath, never mind that he acted in pursuit of “political gain.”

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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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