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adjective
- 1. (of a bad or harmful act) intentional; deliberate: "wilful acts of damage" Similar Opposite
- 2. having or showing a stubborn and determined intention to do as one wants, regardless of the consequences: "a spoiled, wilful child" Similar Opposite
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WILFUL definition: 1. (of something bad) done intentionally or (of a person) determined to do exactly as you want…. Learn more.
If you describe actions or attitudes as wilful, you are critical of them because they are done or expressed deliberately, especially with the intention of causing someone harm.
WILLFUL definition: 1. US spelling of wilful disapproving 2. (of something bad) done intentionally or (of a person…. Learn more.
1. : obstinately and often perversely self-willed. a stubborn and willful child. 2. : done deliberately : intentional. willful disobedience. willfully. ˈwil-fə-lē. adverb. willfulness noun. Synonyms. balky. contrary. contumacious. defiant. disobedient. froward. incompliant. insubordinate. intractable. obstreperous. rebellious. recalcitrant.
Definition of wilful adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
WILFUL meaning: 1. (of something bad) done intentionally or (of a person) determined to do exactly as you want…. Learn more.
intent on having one's own way; headstrong or obstinate. intentional. wilful murder. “Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012. Discover More.
Willful definition: deliberate, voluntary, or intentional. See examples of WILLFUL used in a sentence.
Definitions of wilful. adjective. done by design. synonyms: willful. voluntary. of your own free will or design; done by choice; not forced or compelled. adjective. habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition. synonyms: froward, headstrong, self-willed, willful.
1. deliberate, voluntary, or intentional: willful murder. 2. unreasonably stubborn or headstrong; perversely obstinate. [1150–1200] will′ful•ly, adv. will′ful•ness, n.
