strong-willed

[strawng-wild, strong-]

adjective

1. having a powerful will; resolute.

2. stubborn; obstinate.

strong-willed

adjective

1. having strength of will

Word History and Origins

Origin of strong-willed¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

As strong-willed as her husband, she doesn’t wish to argue the point.

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She was the choice of the program’s strong-willed correspondents.

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Kernodle was a strong-willed student who was with her friends "all the time", her father said.

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Here, he plays Dr. Michael “Robby” Rabinovich, the emotionally troubled but strong-willed chief attendant in the emergency room at Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Hospital.

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Those who know Dibling remain confident he will not suffer the same fate because the strong-willed teenager knows the environment he needs to thrive and - should he move - to choose the best option.

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Related Words

• headstrong