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willful

or ɾ·ڳܱ

[ 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

/ ˈɪʊ /

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 yvlog Forms

  • ɾ·ڳܱ· adverb
  • ɾ·ڳܱ·Ա noun
  • 󲹱-ɾ·ڳܱ adjective
  • half-ɾ·ڳܱ·Ա noun
  • ܲ·ɾ·ڳܱ adjective
  • un·ɾ·ڳܱ·Ա noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of willful1

First recorded in 1150–1200; Middle English; Old English wilful “wԲ”; 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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Example Sentences

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It is the “knowing and willful disclosure of classified information,” including communication, publication, or use in a way prejudicial to the U.S. or beneficial to a foreign government.

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Alvarez was charged with child endangerment and an enhancement of willful harm resulting in death.

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In many ways, the failure of imagination by the country’s “responsible” political leaders, the mainstream news media and the American public that empowered Trump and MAGA’s ascendance is willful and negligent.

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But this willful belief in a smiling, sunny lie leads vulnerable people to embrace that mirage rather than face facts they need to swallow but won't enjoy tasting.

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To prove the deputies committed a crime, prosecutors wrote, they’d have to show that the force was willful, unlawful and not self-defense.

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