wilful
Other words from wilful
- wil·ful·ly, adverb
- wil·ful·ness, noun
- un·wil·ful, adjective
- un·wil·ful·ly, adverb
- un·wil·ful·ness, noun
Words Nearby wilful
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How to use wilful in a sentence
Observe the wayward boy whose chief inheritance is a wild, wilful nature.
The value of a praying mother | Isabel C. ByrumSeized of that wilful, daring spirit called Love, her sight was bounded by the little field where she strayed.
When Valmond Came to Pontiac, Complete | Gilbert ParkerEric rose, and resolutely tried to mount the rigging, determined at least to give no ground he could help to their wilful cruelty.
Eric, or Little by Little | Frederic W. FarrarMistress Margery Wimpole was a poor, dull creature, having no wilful harm in her, but endowed with neither dignity nor wit.
A Lady of Quality | Frances Hodgson BurnettA nature passionate, wilful—hardly good-tempered, hardly very clever, but gifted—was expressed in every feature.
Dream Tales and Prose Poems | Ivan Turgenev
British Dictionary definitions for wilful
US willful
/ (ˈwɪlfʊl) /
intent on having one's own way; headstrong or obstinate
intentional: wilful murder
Derived forms of wilful
- wilfully or US willfully, adverb
- wilfulness or US willfulness, noun
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