wilful

[ wil-fuhl ]

adjective

1. willful.

wilful

/ ˈwɪlfʊl /

adjective

1. intent on having one's own way; headstrong or obstinate
2. intentional

   wilful murder

Derived Forms

• ˈwilfulness, noun
• ˈwilfully, adverb

Other Words From

• wilful·ly adverb
• wilful·ness noun
• un·wilful adjective
• un·wilful·ly adverb
• un·wilful·ness noun

Example Sentences

Observe the wayward boy whose chief inheritance is a wild, wilful nature.

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Seized of that wilful, daring spirit called Love, her sight was bounded by the little field where she strayed.

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Eric rose, and resolutely tried to mount the rigging, determined at least to give no ground he could help to their wilful cruelty.

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Mistress Margery Wimpole was a poor, dull creature, having no wilful harm in her, but endowed with neither dignity nor wit.

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A nature passionate, wilful—hardly good-tempered, hardly very clever, but gifted—was expressed in every feature.

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