wilful
[ wil-fuh l ]
/ ˈwɪl fəl /
adjective
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Definition for wilful (2 of 2)
willful
or wil·ful
[ wil-fuhl ]
/ ˈwɪl fəl /
adjective
deliberate, voluntary, or intentional: The coroner ruled the death willful murder.
unreasonably stubborn or headstrong; self-willed.
SYNONYMS FOR willful
1
volitional.
2
intransigent;
contrary,
refractory,
pigheaded,
inflexible,
obdurate,
adamant.
Willful,
headstrong,
perverse,
wayward refer to one who stubbornly insists upon doing as he or she pleases.
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 girls.
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British Dictionary definitions for wilful (1 of 2)
wilful
US willful
/ (ˈwɪlfʊl) /
adjective
intent on having one's own way; headstrong or obstinate
intentional
wilful murder