wayward
Use Wayward in a sentence
wərd adjective
1.
turned or turning away from what is right or proper; willful; disobedient: a wayward son; wayward behavior.
2.
swayed or prompted by caprice; capricious: a wayward impulse; to be wayward in one's affections.
3.
turning or changing irregularly; irregular: a wayward breeze.
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wayward (ˈweɪwəd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | wanting to have one's own way regardless of the wishes or good of others |
| 2. | capricious, erratic, or unpredictable |
| [C14: changed from awayward turned or turning away] | |
| 'waywardly | |
| —adv | |
| 'waywardness | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
These are sticky bits of a wayward protein called beta-amyloid that gum up the spaces between nerve cells.
But there is also much unease about the taxpayer paying billions to take control of wayward businesses.
New research finds adultlike structure in the brains of wayward youths.
JP created a warm family atmosphere for all his wayward friends.
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