- a variation of willful.
wilful
Americanadjective
adjective
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intent on having one's own way; headstrong or obstinate
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intentional
wilful murder
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The Jonjo O'Neill-trained 14-1 chance Wilful stormed over the line in the County Hurdle, ridden by his son Jonjo Jr.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
"Wilful retention is not accidental, negligent, or reckless," according to the Journal of National Security Law and Policy.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2023
Wilful neglect will be made a criminal offence in England and Wales under NHS changes next week following the Mid Staffordshire and other care scandals.
From BBC • Nov. 16, 2013
One young Prince not only guesses all the riddles, but makes Her Wilful Highness like him for it, as well.
From Time Magazine Archive
Wilful and wayward as she was, there was a strain of that fibre in her, possibly an inheritance from some martyred Irish ancestor, from which saints and martyrs have been made.
From Unlucky A Fragment of a Girl's Life by Austin, Caroline
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